Poetry

Dough

In the bowl's soft embrace, Flour and water meet, A pale, yielding mound, Waiting for the yeast's quiet hum. Kneaded with patient hands, It swells like a secret breath, Golden crust promises, Warmth that lingers

Apples

In the orchard where the trees stretch wide, I taste the crisp, bright favourite bite, Their skins a ruby cloak of sweet surprise, With colour that turns dull to delight. The wind

Vowel

Vowels In the silent silence of the alphabet, the five soft seats—A, E, I, O, U— await the tongue’s gentle brush. They are the heartbeats of every word, the oscillating hum of syllables, the breath that

Thick

Thick In the rain‑slick streets where London’s mists begin The air grows thick, a damp so fine it clings, And every breath tastes of old brick and peat, A liquid curtain, swelling like a

Bunny

In a lane of clover, under a clear blue sky, A little bunny prances where the daffodils lie. His ears twitch like flags on a bustling street, And he hums a soft tune,

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