citrus thyme

~

citrus thyme  (  p o e m z  o f  d o o m z  )






the goose is rat, the shops are sand

with ghosts & notes so noose the band

the children splay & sing in swine

for samba's claws & tinsel spine


the church is lurch, the squirm is canned

with dame again so germ's the land

the hare is snared & poached in pine

for cycle spokes & bible brine


the crash is king, the pubs are gland

with floss & toss so sat's the stand

the spider's hulled as is the twine

for shingle bells & citrus thyme

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lemonode

~

lemonode  (  ‘ n u f f  s a i d  )




oh plastic plumes of alcazar

& nimble-tingled balthazar

i twinkle for your starred bazaar

oh plastic plumes of alcazar


oh sparkled jug of cirrus shrouds

& ninja-spindled nimbus clouds

i jungle for your silver plough

oh sparkled jug of cirrus clouds


oh tangled tin of chattered chimes

& crystal-fumbled pantomimes

i summer in your bubble climes

oh tangled tin of chattered chimes


oh crackled glass of whispered code

& sprinkle-glistened overload

i tread your wintered citrus road

so whurr my words - my lemonode

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the node is black

~

the node is black  (  a  p o e m z  )





the node is black & brogue's the knave

of sod's the socks & crap's the pave

the hill's the beans & quills the cat

that birds the worms & tails the dave


the crowns are cloaks & stoke's the stave

as scribe's the hen that hems the they've

the clown is frogs that flare the hat

& spot the watt then doze the shave


the moor is spoor & yore's the lathe

yet hum's the herd that pied the wave

that swat the eyed & mead the map

to perm the worm & ant the rave


the plank is sands & cat's the cave

of wing the bells & thatch the save

as wife is lard & fried's the bat

that yelps us sieve & stodge the grave

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fuck a duck

~

fuck a duck  (  a  b r i e f  e s s a y  t h a t ‘ s  a  p o e m  i n s t e a d  )




knell's the spell of thunder-truck

spun's the thumb & sunder sucks

pop's the pip of boar's the gore

bell's the swing & string's the pluck


snare's the mare of stumble-stuck

still's the quill & stable mucks

sing's the whale of shale's the shore

swift's the swoop & gloop's the gluck


burr's the bird of bumble-snuck

hen's the pen & crumble clucks

lick's the tick of brick's the door

pearl's the twirl & swirl's the shuck


sag's the rut of stagger-struck

rag's the ink & badgers buck

ink's the blink of nought's the screw

spew the shrew & fuck a duck

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a quilt of onions

~

a quilt of onions  (  a  t r u e  s t o r y  )




a quilt of onions skinned the sky

that whiffed the breeze & fluffed the fly

that greened the queen & cuffed the sty

that whipped the twig & piled the pi


a flock of thimbles flossed the town

that clocked the frock & tossed the gown

that maimed the dame & dossed the crown

that pegged the head & legged the drown


a purse of adders purred the pea

that preened the dean & fogged the bee

that winds the minds & flogs the tree

that spills the quills that dog the scree


a thatch of brambles bapped the bun

that spanked the wind & panned the nun

that stung the stalk & tongued the nun

that yawned the war & snort the nun


a fence of foxgloves fudged the air

that nudged the witch which smudged the snare

that snowed the crow & poached the fayre

that coughed the broth & fucked the mayor


a star of parsnips stirred the bend

that sparred the guard & slurped the wend

that spat the ant & burped the blend

that danced the plants & shat the end

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six for tricks

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six for tricks  (  a ? )



as serpents sprawl & curtains crawl

& soldiers sod & plod the on

as otters toss & squab the squall

in waves of whale & songs of gone

as whiskers wisp & trail the trawl

- it's one for scrawl & scrawl for one


as dorsal fins & morsels swim

& pincers ping & crab the pew

as portals stroke & poke the chin

in cycle spokes & cite the shrew

as silver silks & skims the skin

- it's two for glue & glue for two


as feathers pen & embers wren

& eagles peck & buzz the bee

as weasels scheme & gleam the glen

in cloaks of oak & smoke the tree

as fuddles fuzz & cluck the hen

- it's three for key & key for three


as brokers snare & poachers pear

& rotors hare & sight the sore

as steeples sleep & knight the mare

in slumber tongue & fight the snore

as circles whirr & spur the air

- it's four for door & door for four


as acres run & lasers gun

& raisins rum & hum the hive

as polka dots & spots the sun

in specks of swan & tests the drive

as whispers whisk & frisk the nun

- it's five for dive & dive for five


as carbon dates & gardens gate

& sharpen straights & ticks the list

as darken dims & spins the plate

in shapes of ape & spits the mist

as feathers fleck & check the mate

- it's six for tricks & tricks for six

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bubble bus

~

bubble bus  (  s o m e  r h y m e s  )





riddled legs & pepper shakers

pickled eggs & respirators

drizzled spells & turtle torpor

swishing swells the water vapour


opera socks & oscillators

office blocks & wobbled sabres

toppled slates & hurtled mortar

otters toss the mass debaters


semaphore & excavators

teraspores & melon shakers

river mist & mister porter

lemons quench the generator


tesseracts & detonators

desert rats & undertakers

apple trees & postal orders

hum for me - oh, resonator

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