IVORY inspired by Michael Troy’s ‘Bull Elephant’
Living
Ivory, better
in Elephants while
alive, than statues alone
and dead
by John S Davies
PERSPECTIVE inspired by Sue Malkin’s ‘Blue Skye’
From far
the mountains
look small, and the tiny
waves, lapping at the shore line
look huge.
by John S Davies
THE TREE inspired by Ann Johnson’s ‘Tatton Tree’
Ice dream
Stardust on tree
A bell chimes then o’clock
Winter moon shines through icicles
Tree sleeps.
by Maureen Weldon
DIAMONDS SQUABBLE inspired by Sam Houston’s ‘Deflect’
House looms.
Lantern patchwork.
Orange lines, rusted string.
Dull diamonds, black, squabble in fog.
Face bruised.
by Edwin Stockdale
SUMMER HEDGEROW inspired by Ann Roach’s ‘Summer Hedgerow’
Tangled
stems, stalks and leaves:
haphazard shelter
for any bird, bug or flying creature
to hide.
Sun’s eye
and predator alike
excluded now
from this close thatched haven
home.
Thorn and bramble
keep out
careless interfering hands
until ripening blackberries
tempt.
Foxgloves,
violets, cow-parsley
and buttercups scatter here
striping the hedge with colours
randomly.
Hot sun
brings out the scent
a green spice of leaves
the contented buzz of insects
happy.
Within the hedge
little paths zigzag
and twist, rising to different levels.
Inhabitants descend,
ascend.
by Angela Topping
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