Triple shot for one stop.

http://onestoppoetry.com/2011/04/one-shoot-photography-sunday-james-rainsfords-poetry-challenge.html

Thanks James!   Great photos and a great challenge.  I stuck after the first three.

An anchorite within my cell,

amid a green and leafy dell,

in scenery that I know well,

as here alone with God I dwell.

Sit here with me and rest a spell,

to hear the stories the birds tell

tales that were old when Adam fell,

with truth that rings clear as a bell.

You see a tiny prison cell,

dark and bleak, a cold, hard hell.

You see only the outer shell

you miss the peace in which I dwell.

Your body may be in the ground

one thing is sure though, this time round

I finally can have my say,

this time you can not move away.

I told you to take time to chew,

that food would be the death of you,

I just wanted to let you know

I get to say ‘I told you so’!

It’s got to be the underground,

that rushing, swooshing, rumbling sound,

antique equipment all around.

With escalators stuck on stop,

no other way up to the top,

you climb on ‘til your ears go pop.

Then engineers slowly appear

and start to tweak the ancient gear

repairs for the Olympic year.

Somehow we will all muddle through

as England always seems to do

when faced with doing something new.

Next year, when thousands come to see

how good the London games will be,

somehow it will work perfectly.

Thanks to James Rainford for the use of his great pictures.

Later additions below:

See the pace at which I fly

in the billowing of my tie.

My jacket flares with the speed

with which I rapidly proceed.

I have no time to stand and wait,

no time to just anticipate

I smile and race through life with joy,

I’ll taste the world, I’ll not be coy.

The fortress was old, its walls had stood

through the ages, sieges and long onslaughts,

resisted arrows as only stone could,

protected wealth, position and thoughts.

His defences were breached with no shed blood,

just long, blonde hair, pink top and grey shorts.

Yes, I know.  I did all five in the end.  I just couldn't resist them.

I'm in a strange mood today, I think it shows!