#octpowrimo #ifiwereyou
opinion is a wonderful thing
but after you’ve vented your spleen
across two pages of finest vellum
re read, recollect your thoughts, and rewrite
for once you’ve stuck it in the envelope
and it’s journeyed to the news paper
a different edition of who you are
will be plastered over the letters page
and though you won’t see them
all eyes will turn on you
#octpowrimo
the old writing desk sits
in a sea of vellum , vitriol, and heartfelt tears
words carved by a sharp mind
and even sharper quill
now piled in a heap in the corner
edited highlights travel down the glass cables
but true intention hides away
under the weight of an empty glass
Sat in the corner in the inkwell
a mountain of thoughts, scribbles and ideas
moments, events and drawings
residing in a purple box
churning away till lightning strikes
and sentences form from that mass of written work
and sent down the line at some great speed
for someone a long way off to digest and read
The three buttons pressed
the work starts to disappear
in front of your eyes
computer insists
its day has just started
With a nice blank page
morals learned today
to take a tea break often
inbetween chapters
A few thoughts by inky on todays daily prompt
Sat in a room, lined with literary works
The lad peers through his assessment
Understandably, he might not produce the works of Keats this evening, but with
Dutiful observance, and conscientious research – he might just do well at his
Year Tutors Assessment of his work
Colour of night
Dark, but cool at the same time
Where would all the sun loving dudes be
Without their darkened shades
Without it
Words would be sad
With only blue to communicate
Red is angry, green so envious
Lines are clear
The pages succinct
And penguins and zebras
Can be drawn, in relief
14th September 2017
Great British Write off – a book i’ve appeared in!!!
Today i’ve had my hands in the soapsuds helping out at BASICs Cafe, Food for thought.
I’ve also been assisting in helping to run a poetry workshop in the conservatory.
we discussed what makes a poem and the different kinds of poem you could write
covering everything from Rhymes to Acrostics, Haikus to San-sans
Continually updating your personal web
Over days, weeks and
Nights to please your public is a
Tireless pursuit – albeit an endless one
In time , you master the art of providing
New material for your readers delight…but
Until you decide to pull the plug, the
Eternal quest for new material carries on
Sat in class with pen in hand
English teachers lesson planned
write us a poem, without any rhyme
you have a few days – there’s plenty of time
So inspiration i did seek
going through books for a week
and every page would set up the same
with two words a rhyming – without any blame
Sing a Song of Sixpence, Jack and Jill
Humpty Dumpty, all from the quill
of a master writer, who’d mastered his art
and educated fellows – would tear it apart
I did my best – and restored a piece
giving the rhymes their release
but end of the day – i’d return to that book
as i liked the original way that they looked
Amongst the mass of paper
the tools of this man’s trade
old typewriter – style laptop
and camera – 1990s grade
Books – you’d call them classics
Kipling, Hawks, Horwood, and Fforde ?
Sharing a space with this writer
I’m sure its a kind of reward
Doodles and paintings a plenty
conserved by a layer of dust
cartoons and landscapes from windows
should we show them ? Yes we must!
