Curlew - Tom Langlands
DANCING PROMP
A MEMORY OF DANCING.
A memory of dancing
together, Mother and Son
in Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
A memory of Knickerbocker Glories
when they were ten feet tall
and real ice cream on Scarborough way.
A memory of a boy forever at your side.
A memory of showing you my first story.
A memory of you singing ‘My Way’
(Frank Sinatra eat your heart out.)
A memory.
A memory of dancing
Together, Mother and Son
in Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
Tom Murray
SEASONS PROMP
ONE
Seeds of Horse Chestnut
trees, cluster below
quilted leaves
poised to conker.
TWO
Earth seeks shade
Packs cheeks with food
Face paints orange and yellow.
Tom Murray
Scare Prompt
Ettercap
The ettercap dances across
the living room, as I dive bomb
intae the imaginary pool on ma sofa.
Making me jump oot o' ma skin,
quite ironic that eh?
"He's mare scared o' you
than you are o' him"
is quietly whispered in ma lug
sending shivers doon ma
spine and ma hairs stand on end
o' the though o' the ettercap
crawling up my legs and
swallowing me up!
"You're right!
I am mare scared o' the spider
than he is o' me...."
Daniel Gillespie
Daffs - pastel : Carolyn Yates
A country walk
Standing on top of the hill,
I gaze around me and drink in the view.
The fields so yellow with corn
Ready and waiting or the farmer to till.
While down below at the bottom of the hill,
Over there to the right, an old cottage
Roofless, open to the elements
Collapsed
Its timbers broken and bare.
Over there I can see the river,
With boats aplenty out for the day.
Their sails glistening white and red
While over the water they skim and play.
The sun is slowly in the west,
With clouds all golden purple and red,
With a shaft of sunlight piercing the sky
This is the time I love the best.
Alyx Martin
Down The Lane
Walking down the a country lane
The road stretches on and on
With a high hawthorn hedge on either side
Leading me into a green and pleasant land
At the end of the verdant lane
The view opens out
To fields of green and yellow
Looking for all the world
Like a carpet of lush green velvet
And as I watch a rabbit darts swiftly by
Followed swiftly by a blur of red.
And all the time the silence is broken,
By the singing of birds high in the sky
Which slowly sinks down to my ear.
Alyx Martin
Space Prompt
Spaceboy
My wee brother idolizes Yuri Gagarin
the first man off the planet, up into space
My wee brother has Yuri tattooed on his arm
pressed on by the museum's star man
My wee brother wears his astronaut pyjamas
and a cardboard helmet with a hole for his face
My wee brother applies to be on board for 2025
and the mission to Mars in a super fast rocket
My wee brother talks about circles of Saturn
and watches Jupiter blink at the night
My wee brother likes us to turn off our torches
so more stars will light up the darkest of places
Gillian Mellor
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