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down time ( s t u f f )
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n o o n i n a b a l l o o n . . .
Author: resarfpoetry
four thousand barn owls
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four thousand barn owls ( i t ‘ s a b i r d t h i n g . . . )
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four thousand barn owls screeching on the cusp of dusk five golden pheasants five golden pheasants bronzing up a silver birch seventeen red kites seventeen red kites circle in a myrtle sky fifty rubber ducks fifty rubber ducks waddle on a whitsun eve sixty seven hens sixty seven hens gurning on the garden lawn thirty three jackdaws thirty three jackdaws cawing in the dawning at four thousand barn owls ...
blue july
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blue july ( n u f f s a i d f o r o n c e )
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hedges row & ants with wings dragon as the adder sings allegro of sinking things roses red & rye orchards snore & moorland burns runner beans as summer churns green is gurning in the ferns bottle drop & fly bramble jams & thicket thicks babbles as the lizard spits battle bat & wicket stick shit a brick & cry colour floats & colour fades poets poke the sputter haze stutters in a nutter maze prickle pig & sty breezes sneeze & scar tissues breath is bent as marbles spews death chars on the barbecue blue july - & i rivers pant as pasture browns thunder drums - the clatter drowns slipping grips on ladders down shudder earth & sky ...
a squab on the pastures
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a squab on the pastures ( a p o e m )
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a squab on the pastures a squawk on the lane as rivers are ringing & swan is the rain a puddle of rubble a bucket of gust as mud is the mother & summer is dust ( as mud is the mother ) ( & summer is dust ) ( as mud is the mother ) ( & summer is dust ) a hag in the hedges a boar in the snore as badgers are warring & heather's the moor a rat in the chapel a hog on a broom as loon's in the attic & magic's the moon ( as loon's in the attic ) ( & magic's the moon ) ( as loon's in the attic ) ( & magic's the moon ) or flop in a coppice a hop in a copse of oaken-cloaked rowan & thicket in knots a piss on a thistle a cheese in a wheeze as ants prance the samba & dance pants the breeze ( as ants prance the samba ) ( & dance pants the breeze ) ( as ants prance the samba ) ( & dance pants the breeze ) a beat in the bonnets a croak in the code as bees buzz a sonnet & ode's in the toad a squeak in the peaklands a frog & a cough a squab on the pastures a peak in the troughs ( a squab on the pastures ) ( a peak in the troughs ) ( a squab on the pastures ) ( & reader, fuck off ) ...
paper, scissors, stoat …
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paper, scissors, stoat ( a p o e t r y )
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smellevision sentinels
chapel chaffinch semaphore
seraphin & cherryade
duffle, ruffle, coat
blucher baker candlemas
whooper whitsun evensong
bobbin' hoods & friar flux
bantam, phantom, float
interregnum inner-sweats
roman roads & rowan trees
utnapishtin pirouettes
rub a tub & boat
fireflies & lemon thyme
polka dotted socrates
lady of the that's shallot
paper, scissors, stoat
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i.e
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i.e ( a p o e m )
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ignition eagle intranet eczema illyrian eggcup inca enlistee incubi eyesight infantry easels ivanhoe eachoes idiom easy isogram epoch infancy's elder interpol elbows ibis enquiries inverness emus igloo enchantress inkling europa insulin entry ivory elver itching echidna indigo ember impish enrollee icarus exit icicle easter island elixir iodine esprit illium's earwig's itching earcockles irish electric ion escapee internet engines index eclipsing injecting english interim emcee ...
in the shade
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in the shade ( a p o e m & a l i s t )
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yawning morning, former farmers uncle onions, nights of garters fauns & llamas in pyjamas phantom tangents, ghosts of oak z's of zebras, shuffle shepherds spittle dripping - striped & chequered bites of bugs as leaping leopards blacken in an ashen cloak bottles flying, throws of tartan dragons snapping, cans & cartons giants shrink & gnome the garden bits of wisp in scraps of smoke speckle spectres, branching pastures dribble riddles, bats & adders row with roses, crows & jaspers sleeping people - shadow folk ...
five made-up facts
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five made-up facts ( a n o t h e r f u c k i n ‘ l i s t – p o e m )
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norway fought with chile
in the fjord wars
spiders have nine lives
giants live - in bungalows
& saturn is an apple tree
honeysuckle glows
on bees
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ten green bottlefly
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ten green bottlefly ( a p o e m )
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ten green bottlefly nine cats flogging dogs eight mites figure skate sept french henequins six squid apropro five doves duck & dive four boars snort & snore three bees buzz the seas two shrews spoon the moon one song - sings a swan ( ? ) ...
rsvp poem
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another rsvp poem ( a p o e m o f s t u f f z z z z z z z )
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ravioli saxophones vintage photosynthesis rigoletto secretaries vulture potpourri rosicrucian semaphore vampish paralellograms ratatouille sandwiches vibraphone precis riboflavin saber-toothed vulture sagittarius riviera strontium van der graaf parsley rockabilly signotries vapourising pensioners rumplestiltskin stickleback virtuoso pea ...
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