Art

upon a song in may

~

upon a song in may ( yam ni gnos a nopu )

…




a maiden swishes ribbons

an ancient gibbon spell

a band of brass is standing

as morris dancers knell


& foxes in their gloves trot

as breezes frisk the air

& leeches lurk in churches

a hymn is in the air


the dawn is but a chorus

as sure as rome's a road

& hordes of warblers warble

a sort of warbled code


& butterflies are faeries

with fairly faerie wings

the blossoming is snowing

& so it plucks those strings


a rumble on the compass

a skip upon the tongue

a weasel in a haystack

a beetle pushing dung


a nymph is tinging cymbals

the bees of bumble hum

& deep within the woodland

a badger bangs a drum


as serpents stir in pastures

the grass is making hay

a sea of green is gleaming

upon a song in may


the buttercups are spreading

& blooming like the moon

the speckled sky is spinning

into the blue of june

...

 

a walk of sorts

~

a walk of sorts  ( stros fo klaw a )

…




walnut haversacks


clubfoot pathogen


flat pack luncheon box


cloud shroud christening



shotgun michaelmas


singsong cinnamon


dead red herring bone


strobe light pentecost



steam, green gravy train


plastic trouser press


caw, crow squawking boots


tree leaf scatter maps



high-ho, stylophones


windmill wizardry


ghouls in blue cagoules


sun-spun compasses


...

 

thoughts on a blank sheet

~

thoughts on a blank sheet  (  teehs knalb a no sthguoht  )

…



ink is a weapon, a pen is a gun

life is a lottery under the sun


salad's a ballad & rhyme is the glue

tangles in brambles & shite on y' shoe


prose is a coma & noses are red

roses are roses & rivers are beds


death is the greenest of peas in a pod

breath is the bringer - a wink & a nod


lizards in palaces, judges in wigs

sport is for goldfish & war is for pigs


dawn is a chorus & spring is the beat

vegetables further & murder is meat

...

 

ampersands & i

~

ampersands & i ( i & sdnasrepma )

…

 



peppers, lepers - pick a pickled pea

peepers, creepers sneaking up a tree

slither, glimmer silver birch & spruce

stumbles, mumbles - hum a bumblebee


pluses, rushes, ruffle apple cart

raffles, ripples, river run & dart

martians, spartans, tartan rug abuse

cauldrons, solvents - stick y'self apart


branches, dances - stub a little toe

tenors, tremors - ruffle gust & glow

letters, lettuce - tennis serve & deuce

backdoors, jackdaws - crow y' boat & row


scribble piffle, pickled onion sky

sandwich, language - catch a cabbage fly

badgers, bladders, bramble jam & juice

gooses, ganders, ampersands & i

...

 

 

 

s u m m e r

~

s u m m e r  (  r e m m u s  )

…

 


strawberry sorbets

sinking sand sandwiches

sandboxes, sasquatches

smokin' supernovas


ultramarina

um-bongo's ulcer's

unshaven uncles

under umbrellas


mermen, merryment

martian mercators

mulberry moonshine

mutant mosquitos


midriffs, mizzle mist

marmalade, marbles

mountainous mugwart

mercury's mermaids


espadrilles, eczma

elfin egg timers

electric eel epithets

elderflower power


rosemary, roses

red rosicrucians

radishes, riptides

- raspberry ripples

...

 

the truth about amber

~

the truth about amber  (  rebma tuoba hturt eht  )

…



softer than smoke

shades of a shadow

phantoms & mirrors

swims in the rivers


snores in her sleep

barks at the hoover

partial to carrots

apples or biscuits


tail in a spin

roving in clover

sinks in the village

yarns on a snark hunt


fodder for weasels

witches & bitches

smothered in bullshit

but wouldn't say boo

to a goose

...