hot cross bun spun

~

hot cross bun spun  (  a  p o e m  )




sultana swirl pool

drift-fisted lent bent

crocus as chocolate

marzipan splashback


pants in the pantry

black currant rabbits

crossings & droppings

raisins & spices


baker's sun elbows

golgotha's rising

citrus peel glove-child

apricot maelstrom


sundays & burnt stoves

toasted with butter

honey or gravel

pebbles & stones

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unzipping u-bends

~

unzipping u-bends  (  u a  u p o e m  u o f  u p o e t r y  u i n  u 5  /  u 7  /  u 5  )



umpire uppercuts

underwater umbria

umber umbrellas


ultrasound udders

underbelly uriel

u-boat unicorns


uzbek uranus

urbanised ukranians

u.k uncle urn


upstairs undergrowth

ugandan ukelelists

unzipping u-bends

...


























































































eastern beast

~

eastern beast  (  c т и х о т в о р е н и е  )


eastern beast

of scarves-a-spin

stalins flap

& borrodin


brezhnev lent

da, laika snows

dolls inside

& lenin nose


squinter's beak

as hinter's back

vodka shots

& pasternak


swan's the pond

as sheet's the sleep

spring's the song

in sputnik feet

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lines upon the first

~

lines upon the first  (  a  t a l e  o f  f o u r  a r t i c h o k e s  )




squinters, dowsers

scribble ink the scribes

rivers, rousers

roundabouts & slides

pillars, yeoman

romans nose the blinds

triggers, trousers,

togas, knives

& ides


flotsam, hocus

crocus croak the newts

knot some, locus

loop-the-shoots & lutes

blossom, hedge head

musical the fruits

possum, dead legs

rubber ducks

& boots


battles, mortar

apples stair the pears

babbles, quarters

barrel drums & snares

raffles, porters

saddle snore the mares

paddles, portals

otters box

& hares


burbles, piddles

riddles lark the arch

circles, candles

calendars & starch

vernal - wriggles

ribbons swing the arch

gargles, mizzle

gibbon me

& march

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rivers run the ocean

~

rivers run the ocean  (  i t ‘ s  a  p o e m  &  t h a t ‘ s  t h a t  )



rivers run the ocean

puddles seep the sea

emu in the bijou

bumble lea & key


copses stag the forest

staggers rut the wood

mildew in the hill view

robin hop & hood


wizards whisk the blizzards

lizards lick the snow

cashew in the shampoo

fingertip & toe


bumpkins spin the village

spinsters pin the tail

corkscrews in the horseshoes

sprinkle tor & dale


bubbles blow the babble

battles float the ship

flow through in the home brew

apple skin & pip


methods mist the magnets

shuffles shrew the shoe

voodoo in the tutu

askew & atchoo

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& six

~

& six  (  a  p o e t r y  )



scatters in the cattle tracks

cataracts & ring

axles in the candle wax

badgers flap & sing


rudders in the undergrounds

sputter sound & sense

dragons in the run-agrounds

shudder pound & pence


tenors in the afternoons

marmalade & shred

talons in the pantaloons

parlour maid & bread


manga in the anagrams

rowan trees & rocks

canvas in the caravans

poetry & knocks


merlin in the myrtle wine

stir's the eye & blurred

turnips in the turpentine

bursts of pie & bird


serpents in the spindle trees

shit the beans & bricks

diesel in the middle seas

symphonies & six

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one to five

~

one to five  (  a  p o e t r y  )




stagger stags the swan

adders antiphon

matchstick saddle song

cat skin saucisson

babble on & one


castor cracks the shrew

pollux cockatoos

bollocks buckles shoes

tuppence tangos spew

otter socks & two


lightning strikes the tree

riddles middle c

triple's ripple scree

triton's trilogy

blindness, mice & three


horsemen ten the door

spectacles of saw

seasons wall the floor

seaman crawl ashore

lizard legs & four


boron vees the hive

aether oars alive

pentagrammic drives

number mumbles dive

fingertips & five

...