codswallop sausages

~

codswallop sausages  (  a  p o e m  )



codswallop sausages

jam hands & bandages

amps in the ampersands

antlers & sandwiches


antlers & sandwiches

sandbars & partridges

stars in the tarsal glands

parsnips & varnishes


parsnips & varnishes

eggheads & beverages

lint in the hinterlands

pickles & relishes


pickles & relishes

hostas & hostages

rams in the telegrams

codswallop sausages

...






























































































cyclopes & silage

~

cyclopes & silage  (  g r o w  y o u r  o w n  t o e n a i l s  &  e a r w a x  )




cyclopes & silage

diabetic frog

silver birch & sunburnt

pipers in the fog


libraries & porches

orthopaedic shrew

witches in the windmill

horses in the glue


nettle tea & kelpies

whippersnapper fish

vicars in the belfry

rivers in the swish


damson jam & dragons

dowser trouser press

flowers in the meadows

echoes in the mess

...



















































































lost poem

~

lost poem  (  a  n o t e  )





poem missing

have you seen it?

wormed & mongrel

bites if cornered


& you're ginger

lives on daydreams

cake & nectar

winged & feathered


seven antlers

toes of oboe

feeds the pigeons

wonky nostrils


floats on puddles

boats & bubbles

born last whitsun

( cash if caught )

...








































































































readers of the aether

~

readers of the aether  (  a  p o e m  )




humans of the fusion

mutants of the zoo

plover of the clover

over swan & two


romans of the cloven

yeoman of the yak

flutters of the scrawler

rubber ball & sac


gannets of the planet

phantoms of the land

inklings of the sinking

battleships & sand


children of the stilton

people of the cheese

fodder of the cobblers

nobble on & knees


nutters of the clutters

warbles of the mouth

horses for the courses

snorting north & south


messrs. of the lepers

lepers of the pen

mothers of the buzzards

muffin men & hens


gubbins of the island

gibbons of the globe

glimmers of the mirror

flicker light & strobe


reader of aether

easter of the vest

weaving - can you read me

inking in the mess

( ? )

...



























































 

scribble squids a wood bench

~

scribble squids a wood bench  (  a  p o e m  )




scribble squids a wood bench

fiddles still the feet

operas burr the copses

numbers chirp the tweets


blossom prods a noodle

crocus floats the sky

cotton ghosts the welkin

smelting in the eye


teasel pricks a weasel

bumble stirs the bee

burbles in the gurgles

circles in the scree


badgers bat a rafter

pastures lamb the baa

scribble squids a wood bench

spring is in the blah

...
































































































































sing-a-song of pylons

~

sing-a-song of pylons  (  i t  c a n  o n l y  b e  s p r i n g  )




sing-a-song of pylons

nutter, nurse & birds

twinkles in the ions

butter, whirr & burrs

fingers on a thyme bomb

sputter, burst - & 'erbz

sing-a-song of pylons

nutter, nurse & birds


hymn-a-ring of oxbows

rockets, rats & bats

simmers in the crossbows

knockers, gnats & cats

river tat the bongos

sticklebacks & sprats

hymn-a-ring of oxbows

rockets, rats & bats


whip-a-crack of attic

slipper, snap & loft

spittle in the static

dribble drop & waft

blither in the basket

conifer & croft

whip-a-crack of attic

slipper, snap & loft


jig-a-jog of jodhpurs

potteries & pants

triggers on the trotters

orreries & ants

squiggles in the scholars

glossaries & glance

otters in the tosser

lotteries & dance

...



































































( a u t h o r  n o d e s  )

if you see someone

out & about

& you don't know them

& said person is looking in their pockets

don't go up to them

& ask them what they're looking for

- that's nosy & a bit wank

-

someone did that to me earlier

so i told them fuck off & mind their own business

& they deserved that

( wankers )

...

























 

doctor otter’s pocket

~

doctor otter’s pocket  (  a  s t o r y  p o e m  )





bramble bursts the baron's

punctured rubber milkmaid

rivers oar the miller's

waterwheel 'n' sprocket


muffles moth the matron's

candlemas & lampshade

whispers spur the vicar's

lunar looper rocket


treacle tweeds the teacher's

weasel limbs & patches

spittle sticks the seaman's

mizzle-misted docket


fiddle fleas the miner's

collier dog & scratches

spindle spins the spider's

cider eyes in sockets


lasers ray the baker's

meter-reader robot

scramble cracks the eggman's

omelette bonce & pop it


corners war the speaker's

gruffle goat & soapbox

dangles hang the peaklands

curbar edge & frogget


leopards spot the shepherd's

polka dotted flock socks

squinter spins the spinster's

silver phantom locket


lepers lap the saucer's

welkin warbled whatnots

onions in the duffeled

doctor otter's pocket

...