Twisted sunrise

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Astronomical, Astronomy, Betelguse, Explosion, Fainting, Life, Massive star, Milky-way, Poem, Poetry, Red Giant, Science, Space, Star, Super novaLeave a comment

Betelguse the star is shrinking.

Fainting they say.

On the shoulder of Orion,

it’s getting fainter.

Red Giant,

stellar wonder,

obese and middle aged?

Perhaps your sides are about to split.

Red Giants can’t stay inflated.

They use up all their fuel.

Puffed up and massive.

Suddenly they can pop like a balloon.

Not enough energy to push out,

the star will fall inwards,

then boom!

Bounce out…

In a million years or so?

You might be a Supernova!

Make a Betelguse nebula.

Then Orions shoulder will flower.

And we may see an exploding star.

The first in the Milky-way since 1604.

Edges

Posted on January 8, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Back stamp, Beauty, Edges, Falcon works, Gold, Industrial archeology, Life, Place, Poem, Poetry, PotteryLeave a comment

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See that line around your soul?

It holds you in

holds your heart

city of pottery,

towns of clay,

each kiln and bottle oven,

part of your blood supply.

Heart of Clay.

My Stoke.

Edged with gold,

signed underneath your body

giving the city soul.

Curled up cat

Posted on January 8, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Fun, Observation, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, Sleep, Sleeping catLeave a comment

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He’s sitting on my chair,

lying on my bed,

eating my food,

drinking my milk.

He’s taking the mickey,

having a laugh,

being very cheeky,

making me wait.

He knows I won’t move him,

won’t pick him up,

put his paws on the floor,

put him out of the door.

He’s a very lucky kitty,

sleeping on my chair,

he should be here..

and I should be there!

Winter Haiku

Posted on January 8, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bird, Challenge, Haiku, Life, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, Sketch, Verse, WinterLeave a comment

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I wrote this for the 64 million artists January challenge on Facebook. (I think that’s what it’s called). Each day a different artistic challenge. I’ve only done a few of them, but it’s interesting to dip into.

” Just keeping warm now, It is hard to do for you……….. Little bird in snow.”

🐦

I’m not sure if I’ve got the syllabul count right. Is hard one or two syllabuls?

Trying to be an ornament.

Posted on January 5, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Cat ornament, Fun, Poem, Poetry, Staring, Statue, StillLeave a comment

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Sitting by the black cat,

staring into space,

straight and statue like,

that look on his face.

Looking all innocent,

quiet and still.

Never moved a muscle,

while I looked at him.

Then down on the ground

like a flash.

Tiny shards of pottery

fallen with a crash!

Butter wouldn’t melt,

no sign of remorse,

going to be a statue.

Somewhere else?

Of course!

I see a tiny face

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Faces, Humour, Nonsense, Pareidolia, Pattern, Poem, PoetryLeave a comment

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I see a face in the wood

A dragon in the clouds

An eye in the cheese

A mermaid in the water

Fish in smoke

Apples in stone

Bees in milk.

I see so many things,

Patterns in wallpaper

Cats in cakes

Tigers in bubbles

Owls on bark.

Never seen zebras in sugar though.

Rafters

Posted on January 2, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blood, Count Dracula, Dark, Fear. Horror, Poem, Poetry, Rafters, shadowLeave a comment

Up in the rafters something stirs?

Bat’s in my belfry?

What can it be.

Scrawling

And crawling

And scratching around

I look about

to see what can be found?

Suddenly flowing

Drops of red blood,

Oh my dear lord

That can’t be good?

Now our of the shadows

Comes a caped figure.

Standing in front of me?

It is Count Dracula!

Good morning world

Posted on January 1, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Climate, Dawn, Decade, Dusk, freedom, Life, New years day, Poem, Poetry, Safety, Time, Weather, WorldLeave a comment

Welcome to the dawn of a new decade.

Let’s try and be optimistic,

do something to improve the world

instead of destroying it.

Use less plastic stuff,

eat more organic food.

Drink clean water at last,

instead of tainted.

Free workers from slavery,

pay a decent wage.

Let the sky glow at dawn and dusk

not from forest fires.

House the homeless in decent shelters

along with refugees…

Care for one another

and the life of the world.

Reduce energy usage,

and combat Global warming.

Then we might survive,

to the Next Decade.

Fingers crossed.

Black cats

Posted on December 31, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Black cat, Cat, Familiar, Fun, Luck, lucky, Mystery, Oetry, Poem, Short poem, TalismanLeave a comment

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Note: in the UK black cats are lucky as opposed to how they are regarded in other countries.

Black cat,

golden eyes,

a familiar face.

Sleek and charming,

not alarming,

bringing luck,

to one and all.

Found in night,

hidden in shadow.

A mysterious feline,

flying through the air,

a lucky talisman,

for the New Year.

Cat on a bookcase.

Posted on December 30, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Humour, Life, Micro poetry, My cat, Poem, Poetry, RelaxLeave a comment

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Rest and relax

Cat stares into space

Making a warm place

On the bookcase.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Poem