flecks ‘n’ specks

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flecks ‘n’ specks  (  a  c o n t e m p o r a r y  f l a p  )





broth in coughs of sputtered pots

sable eels & scrambled legs

stable wheels & spangled knots

eightsome reels & brambled hedge


dart in sparks of warning shots

alkanets & pigeon pecks

alphabets & stubble cross

castanets & chicken necks


odd in spots of muddled socks

fiddled strings & ruffled vest

ninja hymns & off 'is blocks

winter springs & chequered chess


toss in squats of dental floss

gramophones & squinter sweat

ankle bones & kitten pox

saxophones & skipping wrecks


flop in flocks of shepherd frocks

treble clefs & ruffled nests

rebel chefs & squirrel hops

triple deaths & shit the hex


loft in wafts of attic rocks

fretless bass & scumbled flecks

feckless frogs & riddled fox

restless straits & jumbled jets


curl in swirls of golden lochs

salad daze & treasured chests

gamma rays & stomach flops

button maze & buchan steps


drip in ticks of water clocks

timpani & stuttered mess

middle sea & carrot tops

symphony & flecks 'n' specks

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lines on morn shat

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lines on morn shat  (  a  p o e m  f o r  s h a t t e r d a z e  )




plunge the air & sponge the hauling

snow the fro & slump the awning

ghost the ware & toast the steeple

pop the clogs & blow the weasel


spun the snare & drum the dawning

tea the green & wean the yawning

dot the t's & spot the measles

breathe the trees & wheeze the treacle


plum the pear & blear the spwaning

beer the spear & deer the fawning

hatch the latch & chase the easel

wraith the wave & weave the weevil


sunk the hare & frieze the morning

shrew the news & trews the falling

ship the speak & pin the needle

hit the sheet & shuck the fecal

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church chime tor

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church chime tor  (  a  p o e m  )




hobble hopscotch apple peel

nozzle stopwatch crackle tuille

stubble puddle bubble gum

chatter chapel wagon wheel


quiver slither river spiel

vicar fissure zither zeal

plunder plunger thunder thumb

dither riddle shiver eel


taper tailor sailor reel

razor laser sabre steel

tinker ninja soldier spun

boulder solder rubber heel


jotter plodder sodden field

otter sozzle potter's wheel

pimple pillock sprinkle plum

twinkle hillock glockenspiel

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she squawks in soupy

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she squawks in soupy  (  a  r e w o r k i n g  o f  a  d u l l  c l a s s i c  )




she squawks in soupy, like the sprite

of soundless slimes & sari spies;

& all that's vest of lark & blight

peat in her aztec & her pies;

thus yellowed to that slender kite

which devon to saucy sleigh disguise


one maid the spore, one spray the mess,

had calf impaired the aimless lace

which shaves in every haven cress,

or toffee tightens o'er her face;

where auks routinely feet fluoresce,

how ruhr, how beer their smelling plaice


& on that creak, & o'er that sow,

so loft, so farm yet elephant,

the piles that swim, the squints that blow,

but spell of daze in woodless lent,

a hind at peas with all bongo,

a harp who's glove is filament

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