Hour Five – Write a poem using at least 5 of the following 10 words/phrases.

Hardback, sunflower, knitting, cheddar cheese, space, wine glass, pavement, nail, oak, satchel

 

Their Space in the Sun

 

I pause in my mundane cause to look out.

Our neighbours, robust Scots in their eighties,

had brought a picnic out onto the pavement.

Possibly to catch the last rays of the day’s sunshine.

I could see her hand him cheddar ‘n ham sandwiches

before she went back to knitting booties for her fifth great grandchild.

He handed her lemonade in a wineglass before bringing out his

well-worn hardback Alistair MacLean from his better-worn satchel.

Even as the leaves on the old oak swayed the other way

to give them more space.

Their space in the sun.