microdosing not dossing

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microdosing not dossing ( gnissod ton gnisodorcim )

woodland wanderings

sucking on a murray mint

      or a lemon sherbert

      ’til the temptress tingles

two spoons of sugar

in a milky mug of tea

      a whiff of hibiscus

      the brush of a nettle

dustings of doc leaves

& whispering codes

      licking the backs

      of natterjack toads

the crystalline grains

of the seven seas’ salt

      the upturned tip

      of attis’ cap

tipex flashback’s

from the clearasil years’

      swigs from a flagon

      of fizzing ginger beer

little sips of calpol

drips of acid rain

      dancing on the tongue

      as we face the day’s dung

topic on …

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topic on … ( … no picot )

glass man syndrome

the second punic war

pewter utensils

wednesday afternoon

peppermint creams

the secret moons of venus

tuesday teatime

sub-atomic particles

mayfly in june

avocado toast

gestating gerbils

colonel mustard’s cress

troughs upon upland

toothpaste stains

banquo’s goat

& the battle of jutland

( in no particular order )

mid-july’s musings

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mid-july’s musings ( sgnisum s’yluj-dim )

sing within this mirror land’s
inner-state of flux
rivers shrinking like a quack
– not the stuff of ducks

see the normalzzz spawn emerge
spot the tourists lark
where are they in january
when it’s cold & dark?

hiding like a hidden hand
sucking crumbs of bread
then the tossers barbecue
feast upon the dead

when the garden’s eden-esque
& the thicket’s thick
marmalade’s this snaring air
where the wicket’s stick

night is lurking like a nonce
creeping by the daze
but the hawks & raptors soar
catching gamma rays

buddleia’s a flame again
butterflies – a moth
summer weaves, the woodland heaves
’til she buggers off

dry patches

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dry patches ( sehctap yrd )

grass is browning now
a crumpet in the toaster
buttercups spread

sun is orange throbs
flaming david dickinson
oompa loompa star

earth becomes the skin
of tutankhamun’s bollocks
harder than aardvarks

trees in comas float
see the sleeping giants dream
of piss from the gods

betty swollocks spots
thicket in the woodland sing
crickets ‘n’ wickets

clouds growling by like
paper tiger paper planes
– not a drop is dripped

( author notes )

david dickinson is an antiques expert
& t.v personality
who may be orange for sectarian reasons
but it’s probably just for the love of cuprinol

philatelists

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philatelists ( stsiletalihp )

they came from outer space
or else the dark dimension

they have nine belly buttons
with four upon each elbow

they nest in towns like stroud
chesterfield or cleethorpes

they spawn on bank holiday mondays
& lay their stamp-shaped eggs

in musty cottage corners
or inside anorak pockets

of unsuspecting hosts
( poets / train spotters )

they’re terrified of parsnips
they’ll drop dead if they see one

they eat quiche with a spoon
& live for six thousand moons