pins in the haystack

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pins in the haystack  (  a t i s h o o  –  a t i s h o o  –  w e  a l l  f a l l  d o w n  )




pips in the apples & ants in the stamp tax

fists in the grapples & maps in the backpacks

mist in the dazzles & squints in the syntax

twists in the babbles & gaps in the cashback


nose in the muddles & ayes in the eye patch

flows in the puddles & cripes in the ice axe

toasts in the doubles & give in the fig wax

ghosts in the rubble & mites in the climax


bobs in the wobbles & oats in the flapjack

gobs in the gobbles & stoats in the smokestack

squabs in the squabbles & cracks in the knickknacks

knobs in the nobbles & toes in the throwbacks


strings in the fiddles & stings in the paybacks

springs in the wriggles & limbs in the face mask

pings in the pickles & ground in the soundtrack

wings in the jiggles & pins in the haystack

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as circles traipse

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as circles traipse  (  f o r  s u n d a y s  ,  s u n d a e s  &  s u n  d a z e  )







the gait is stains of stumbled knees

of flecks of paint & scumbled trees

the span is ram & mangled scrapes

of twigs in tongues & spangled grapes


the isle is stiles & rifled breeze

of spins in hymns & stifled cheese

the earth is birds & curdled flakes

of gurns from ferns as gurgled shapes


the fawn is yawn & bumbled keys

of dust from rust & mumbled sneeze

the swish is swords in drizzled lakes

of mist in myths & riddled eights


the seed is eve & speckled weaves

of sink or sing & settled leaves

the core is spore & hurtled spates

of mess in nests as circles traipse

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newt juice

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newt juice  ( because the palm ate the great crested smooth )





season mashing bubbled squeaks

triple-killing double speak

feather brushing blackened streaks

wobble legging

cobbled streets


wooden gifting tickled greeks

spittle shitting piddle creeks

phantom handing rubber cheeks

river misting

sunken peaks


apple flapping mustard meek

startle stifling custard cliques

devon roving cloven feet

tartan painting

highland chic


even masking nipper sweet

fickle dripping woollen bleats

thunder drumming distant beats

cauldron dripping

y'olden teats

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stubble stubs the stuttered dawn

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stubble stubs the stuttered dawn  (  a  l i s t  f o r  a m p e r s a n d  e n t h u s i a s t s  )





speckles speck the shepherds shorn

& spiders silk the fly

ripples rip the river torn

& apples pip the pie

pencils neck the picture drawn

& dangled hangs the sky

pheasants peck the glistened lawn

& spindles spring the spry


brambles wisp the phantom fawn

& noodles stir the fry

gutters ooze the thunder's brawn

& tingles toot the high

badgers blast the bastard horn

& sprinkles squint the eye

sweaters lump the jumpers worn

& whispers psst the spy


yeoman yoke the yokels born

& otters shoe the dry

millers spill the wheaten corn

& knitters string the ply

steeples sneeze the weasel spawn

& squawkers small the fry

clover cloaks the woodland thorn

& nettles cress the thigh


bishops rook the chequered pawns

& heaven reds the dye

buzzards bee the bumbled yawn

& greeters grieve the by

stubble stubs the stuttered dawn

& kippers twist the tie

bubbles brush the blustered morn

& stumble on scum i

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splinters spin the headboards

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splinters spin the headboards  (  a  l i s t  –  p o e m  )






serpents snap the cheesecake

silver steels the gold hoards

seconds stem the stopwatch

weasels sprawl the floorboards


bumpers chase the tailgates

bottles green the glass gourds

totters toss the flopped frocks

letters speck the blackboards


curtains gawp the checkmate

yorkers stump the ash lords

tangles vest the whatnots

battles span the chessboards


gravel grasps the handshakes

saxons cross the tea poured

teeters tow the top notch

guesses yes the snowboards


romans nose the blind dates

lasers ray the day wards

silence ticks the stopped clocks

spindles dim the switchboards


myrtle quacks the mandrake

wonder strums the spun chord

eagles swoop the hopscotch

music sweeps the keyboards


shrapnel splash the cheapskates

porpoise trawl the norse fjords

polka dots the odd socks

easter eats the scoreboards


baffle heaves the backdate

pencils pen the sell swords

hobbles bob the hogwash

splinters spin the headboards

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snail mail

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snail mail  (  a  l e t t e r  –  p o e m  )





ranting pants & antelopes

dancing ants & saddle soap

flocking frocks & hand grenades

fodder froth & anecdotes


swishing spells & telescopes

pissing wells & stethoscopes

fencing posts & barricades

paper trains & battered boats


shocking spots & horoscopes

hopping splosh & opera cloaks

falling balls & masquerades

scumble spun & undercoats


stamping licks & pencil notes

twisting quills & mental-oaks

peeing s & escapades

letters in 

& envelopes

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my ruritania diary

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my ruritania diary  (  a n o t h e r  t r u e  s t o r y  )







broken thumbs & yellow toes

spoken spun & cello nose

sunken sun & cuttlefish

fuddles of the stutterish


bingo wings & morn she blows

lingo springs & laundry flows

lepers leap & weasels wish

ripples on the river styx


scattered splat & interpose

splattered shat & winter rose

distant drums & limericks

titters in the vicarage


sleeping hares & tortoise flows

squeaking chairs & porpoise glows

lizard tongues & liquorice

quivers in the gibberish

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