she squawks in soupy

~

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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lager zoo

~

lager zoo  (  s h i t e k u  )




splatter clatter clogs

natter badger bladder vox

adder ladder flops


simper cymbal pops

spanner hammer chatter chops

dagger blabber shops


taurus chorus cocks

tatter tavern swagger lops

water daughter clocks


anchor snapper socks

otter totter squatter frocks

scatter tosser slop

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the squinter springs

~

the squinter springs  (  a  p o e m  )

 





the pincers ping & pinch the sun

as needles ting & winch the spun

the weasels wheeze & kiss the gun

as breezes heave & frisk the nun


the splinters sting & pale the stoat

as duffel huffs & hales the coat

the scuffles scale & sail the boat

as taverns trail & ale the throat


the lingers limb & lick the leas

as whimpers whip & strip the trees

the wizards whisk & twist the frieze

as phantoms faff & slap the knees


the simper spins & sprites the snore

as crystals drift & white the moor

the ripples riff & cite the sore

as auburn dyes & eyes the door


the sphincter sings & squits the ring

as fingers sphynx & flit the fling

the mistle toes & clips the wing

as fizzles grow & sling the swing


the squinter springs & flops the frost

as wanders swan & what the knots

the ponders on & song the lofts

as tossers toss & dot the dots

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raised by carrots

~

raised by carrots  (  s o m e  t r u t h  t h a t  r h y m e s  )



mumble jumble bumblebee

jingle tangle apple tree

leper letter avenue

shingle tingle timpani


raffle ruffle referee

spittle sickle spindle scree

salmon talon allen screw

mutant jungle jubilee


portal mortal water ski

fiddle riddle middle c

river sparkle hitherto

gargle marble garden pea


jangle mangle dangle key

hurdle myrtle gerbil tea

curdle verbal kettle spew

settle speckle symphony

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bollocks – it’s december

~

bollocks – it’s december  (  o h  ,  f u c k  . . .  n o t  a g a i n  . . .  )




markets vent the vendors

muddles spur the benders

whispers kiss the winter

sparkles spark inventors


sledges man the slender

circles stir the embers

citrus licks the splinter

stockings shock suspenders


hobbles swerve the tenter

wobbles nerve the centre

timbers snare the limber

branches bare surrender


portals door the enter

settle rests the render

spittle spits the linger

bollocks - it's december

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flossing toss & terpsichore

~

flossing toss & terpsichore  (  a  p o e m  c o z  i t ‘ s  a  l i s t  &  i t  r h y m e s  )



foxing trots of saddle sore

shimmered shuffs & chandaliers

chocolate hops & labradors

carrot tops & racketeers


rounding heads of underscores

rascal rocks & brigadiers

puritans & civil wars

musket shots & cavaliers


webbing legs of dinosaurs

bubble bombs & bombardiers

fireflies & firedoors

brevity & bevel gears


spewing shrews of sycamore

turnip wars & ginger blear

gangled knees & guarantors

kitchen sinks & gondoliers


waltzing jolts of troubadours

feudal laws & commandeers

there she blows & trojan wars

easter eggs & profiteers


jiving yawns of tidal bores

silver eights & souveniers

pirouettes & paramours

mutant speak & mutineers


bursting spurts of megaspores

earthenware & terayears

scuppered flags & semaphore

knelling bells & belvederes


jigging skids of slidden doors

apple trees & atmospheres

flossing toss & terpsichore

autumn flops & winter cheers

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pan-dimensional hedgehogs

~

pan-dimensional hedgehogs  (  o n e  f o r  t h e m z  c o n n o i s s e u r s  )





pinstriped polka dots

diabetic pepper pots

plum strummed megawatts


centaur barrel rot

badger warbled wobble trots

swan song stopper knots


goose juice booster shots

pigeon portal sputtered pots

whiplash water clocks


spatchcock camelot

camel haddock hammerlock

shotgun scattershot

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