#conker
she would always do
what she could
to borrow positivity
from the universe
with charms of luck
sage smudging and
practices of good karma
where she could; so
without second thought
and even though
he might not believe
she picked up
a second conker
one for her
and one for him
to carry in his pocket
on the off chance
it might help
Feb 13
Feb 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM UTC
A conker just fell in front of me
It popped open
I grasped it fresh and warm from its shell
New life seeking new life
Warm seed seeking warm soil
I merged with nature for a second
More conkers dropped around me
More colour
More life
Sep 30, 2020
Sep 30, 2020 at 10:23 AM UTC
Benny held
his conker
from old string
Derek aimed
at it with
his conker
then brought his
down with speed
whacked Benny's
conker in
a wide arc
twirling round
Benny's hand
has it spilt?
Derek asked
Benny looked
at his brown
conker no
it's ok
Benny said
my go now
Derek held
his conker
from new string
Benny aimed
and whacked it
into two
and it flew
to the ground
that was my
fiftenner
Derek said
he picked up
the pieces
and walked off
Benny watched
him go off
and put his
conker in
his pocket
and walked back
into school
as the bell
was ringing
for lessons
history
with Mr Finn
The Normans
William
the wild eyed
Conqueror
just like him.
Mar 13, 2017
Mar 13, 2017 at 4:53 AM UTC
Pretty soon the conkers would be falling, she could already see their
plump, cherubim bodies
spiked and dangling
like baubles,
or those underwater bombs,
from the oak leaves,
hanging limp.
Aug 14, 2014
Aug 14, 2014 at 6:40 PM UTC