~

mist opportunities ( seitinutroppo tsim )

…

~

water vapour wraiths

twist a greyer dragon’s tail

shifting shapes of apes

~

faces frown a smile

when ganesh is speckled breath

sit upon a stile

~

in a sodden lea

seek the greener grails of vales

watch the lottery

~

by the river’s bend

see the milkman floating so

hespero’s a friend

~

tentacles & horns

dancing as the owls retreat

then the morning dawns

~

clouds upon the ground

spinning with the river’s hymn

sing without a sound

…

~

the plan so far ( raf os nalp eht )

…

( insert plan here )

…

~

how to kill your imaginary friends ( & get away with it scot-free ) ( (eerf-tocs to htiw yawa teg & ) sdneirf yranigami ruoy llik ot woh )

…

shoot the buggers down
with a gun-shaped hand

with invisible bullets
( sound effects optional )

whack ’em with a spade
from the shed – in y’ head

or a faux-snow shovel
blow upon blow

shrink ’em to the size
of a silverfish or fly

or imaginary ant
& stamp, stamp, stamp

startle them with boos
shock ’em ’til they drop

tickle both their elbows
with an ostrich feather

break their phantom hearts
tell ’em that it’s over

you’ve new fake friends now
& some of them are poets

bury them deep
in a ten foot hole

in the hungry woods at night time
& tell not a soul

…

( author notes )

& if you have a few spare years to fill

look into the origins of scot-free

there’s quite a few different theories out there

& they’re all adamant they’re right

but until susie dent puts her foot down

no one can say for certain

…

~

sandwich sand witch ( hctiw dnas hciwdnas )

…

hag of the desert

on & under buttered bread

magical picnic

…