Ayr Writers' Club Blog

Five two minute challenges with distinct opening lines
Encouraging us to avoid working within usual confines
To be free with our thoughts and free with our pen
An unexpected announcement just happened when...
“Two, three, four! And again to the left, one, two, three, four!”
The contents of our room exploded with laughter and uproar

Our speaker, ever professional, carried on with her session
And once again was rudely interrupted by an aerobics lesson
“Lift that leg higher; that’s right, we all want a firm bum!”
We were just about to cover “Ta tee ta tee tum!”
A man was fetched whilst we all sat and grinned
He twiddled some knobs and we then talked about wind

With the wireless radio waves now starting to behave
Our poet gave encouraging feedback about being brave
Some read out their work and the standard was high
I reminisced about flying dusters and my chalk marked thigh
A wishbone was the subject that put a lump in my throat
I pondered and explored why I wrote what I wrote

With embryos of work we now have to put away
I am finding it difficult to keep it that way
Those incomplete lines are shouting from my book
Carried on a whispering wind for me to have a look
The excellent information we were given last night, by the way
Was truly from a talented lady –  Not that one from the PTA!

Lorraine Johnston