Coming into Focus

#Promptuarium Creating pretty pictures wasn’t always dedicated to the first thing you saw in the viewfinder Far away things out across the water seemed distant – out of focus Deliberate act? Perhaps… but not always down to the cameraman Yet Captured in Glass in its own little world clear as day – perfect view

Last photo on the card

#photography #sport #Manchester #WheelchairBasketball #Paralympic Heading for the Hoop : GB v Brazil PWC World Cup, Manchester (Image by Inky) A Moment in time A piece of the jigsaw that would see the Olympics and Paralympics return to these shores Premier Athletes passing the ball tween one another to get it into the hoop of …

What’s the world made of ?

#writeclub #Material #Question #Ground Mountains made of metals that need mining to be used Minerals around the Metals May also be fused to make shiny new things for this and for that and shirts ties and jumpers and coats and hats occasionally the metals come up in liquid form breaking through the crust – molten …

Another Oulipo

Re-write of Louis Macneice’s poem “Snow” with the N+7 rule Here’s the Original poem 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” …

Olympia Landed

Some place, Some where It began on a field of green on a soggy spring day   And as the rain fell muddy puddles splashed as damp feet advanced   The grey soon disappeared as speeds increased and coaches unleashed new hurdles   Soon young minds engaged beating Ra to the punch and clock times …

Two Minute Silence

11th November 2016 Imperial War Museum North, Trafford, Manchester It was Armistice Day today I was attending Imperial war museum north, in preparation for their Volunteer Celebration Choir with the Museum of Science and Industry and The Manchester Museum But for Two minutes today – we stood in silence to remember those who fought and were lost …