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we made the moon

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we made the moon ( noom eht edam ew )

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we lit the sun
with matches & straw
on whitsun
eighteen eighty four

my, what a sight
flaming ball of light
a lantern
after shafts of night

we peed the seas
mixing pop with tea
& coffee
– a cacophony

’til oceans flowed
where land disappeared
sages swear
stroking floating beards

we made the moon
with cheeses & glue
in april
nineteen ninety two

probably the first
before midday
that was all us
– or so we like to say

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couplets runneth over

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couplets runneth over ( revo htennur stelpuoc )

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scribble piffle pen
peck a rubber hen

pick a pepper pot
hare the ware’s of what

where the air is green
bouncing like a bean

sound in endless daze
chasing laser rays

buzzing in the night
bee the speed of light

badger up a hill
with a feathered quill

bother all the crows
fill the blanks of prose

prance a wanker dance
hornets in y’ pants

pantomime away
in the pissing grey

’til the circuit’s juiced
as the normalzzz boost

knickers in a spin?
– lick minerva’s chin

scribble piffle pen
peck a rubber hen

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the death of a soap star

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the death of a soap star ( rats paos a fo htaed eht )

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wrong’un on the box
hark, a herald angel sings
mercury in thee

hespero below
see the shite beyond the dark
panto purgatory

beckons like a nonce
new producers, budget cuts
ratings on the slide

once the grannies scowled
thirst another universe
storylines have dried

now’s an egg again
up the creak without a boat
swimming in the pooh

come back as a dick
whittington or mother goose
supernova you

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goodnight spool world

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goodnight spool world ( dlrow loops thgindoog )

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scribble drips ‘n’ drops

      dribble drops ‘n’ drips

pencil cases, rubbers, races

      chasing paperclips

piddle pens ‘n’ pads

      paddle pads ‘n’ pens

pleasant peasants picking peppers

      pheasants pecking hens

plodding queues ‘n’ peas

      podding peas ‘n’ queues

rabid badgers, bat ‘n’ quaggas

     shrews in dancing shoes

hobble hops ‘n’ skips

      wobble skips ‘n’ hops

thicket sticking, tangled brambles

      shitting in a copse

running ups ‘n’ downs

      coming downs ‘n’ ups

feathered weather, flutter fingers

      spreading butter cups

prudent suns ‘n’ moons

      mutant moons ‘n’ suns

yawning orblet’s, phantom plasma

      zapping laser guns

killing time ‘n’ tea

      spilling tea ‘n’ time

fading places, ticking faces

      froglets boxing rhyme

speeding streams ‘n’ brains

      steaming brains ‘n’ streams

betty swollocks chatters bollocks

      ’til the gland of dreams

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