The InkwellLike a flash in the pan
It appears from the clouds
Going quickly through the atmosphere
Heading for the ground
Thunder noisily telling you that
not that far away – buckets of water will be falling soon
Illuminating that message in brief bursts
Night skies lit up in a spectacular display – it’s
Going to get wet – very soon….
Something must have happened
Until now – we’ve been told to stay indoors
Move around only for Necessary Journeys
Maybe those down at Whitehall saw the
Elevated mercury from the thermometers on the wall –
Reaction varied – from the reserved to just plain crazy
The kids are acting as if they’ve never felt heat before, but
If they think – everythings back to normal – they’re wrong
Museums, Stadia, Art Galleries – all working differently
Expect to keep a distance when you visit.
Re-write of Louis Macneice’s poem “Snow” with the N+7 rule
And here’s my response after replacing all the nouns with seven nouns ahead, following the Oulipo rules
Once again i did the rewrite using Longmans Pocket Dictionary as my source for words in the new poem
I call it “Decadent Shipwreck“
The rosary was suddenly rich and the great beach-head was
Spawning Snuff and Pink Rosewood against it
Soundlessly Collateral and incompatible
Wrack is suddener than we fancy it
Wrack is crazier and more of it than we think
Incorrigably Plywood, I peel and portion
a tannoy, Spit the pippins, and feel
the drunkenness of thistles being various
And the firebug flames with a bubbling soundtrack for wrack
Is more spiteful and gay than one supposes
On the tool, On the eyeglass, On the Earlybird in the pans of ones Handhold
There is more than glassworks tween the snuff and the rosewoods
Salford, 23rd May 2020
#weather #nature #winds #trees
Something’s afoot,
the barometer has moved with a bounce
it’s not a Winds day but it
feels like it and the
foliage on the trees – is dancing
Westerly winds
in a rush to navigate their way to
northern pennine hills
determined trees – doing their best to
stay upright from the invisible charge
#Writephoto #Causeway
Created as a path across the water
a stretch of sand , gravel or road
usually gets wet when the tide comes in or
sea or river levels rise
especially after really bad storms
when that happens – its advisable to take
another route – or else
you’ll do more than get your feet wet!
Salford, 9th May 2020
We’re in very strange times
the weather is wonderful
yet the pub is shut
flowers are in bloom
gardeners gone to his hut
they’re hiding away from this very small bug
and because of it we can’t give a loved ones a hug
the streets are abandoned
everyones indoors
and climbing the walls
or scrubbing the floors
#Weather #Lockdown #Poetry
The idea : imagine it snows constantly for 30 years – and then it stops…..
Strange….the snowflakes aren’t falling today
no more than a mouse has come
out to the house
where i live
Mum and dad are at our kid’s
so i’m sat under a rug
watching BBC News
all nice and snug
Wireless classics from out on the stage
and comedy recordings for a digital age
kept me occupied and going
off the page
But its starting to melt,
the snow and the ice
with the thermometer rising
its feeling quite nice
Need a shovel – not a boat
but i’ll be wearing my big coat
as to the shop i go
dressed like an eskimo
Saturday 25th April 2020
#Napowrimo #Outdoors #Covid-19
Somewhere outside, there’s a demon with
a seriously bad sense of humour
the people are relaxed, as they walk around the town, but
until the medics say its ok, we can only enjoy the weather
relaxing in the front garden….or limited exercise
doing anything in groups – at the mo – a serious no
and all you can do is take solace from that moment in the
yellow warm sunshine you’ve been given – enjoy the Vitamin E and watch the wildlife
#writephoto #storm
#beyondthestorm #writephoto
Something told you it wasn’t going to be a
Terrific idea to venture onto the hills today, but
Of course you were out voted – as you and your pals
Rambled up the public footpath, seeking out paradise –
Maybe you could discuss what you found in that shelter – Atop the hill
Salford, 23rd January 2020
#fowc #clear
Cloudy skies today ? hardly
light from the sun falls down like raindrops
even the sky is a wonderful shade of blue
a warm and bright day
ready for a picnic ? we’re headed for the park
