contemporary poetry

this country lane

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this country lane  (  enal yrtnuoc siht  )

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quivers in a blue cagoule

hum a hymn & wander on

crows & poems peck the head

squawking with this ball & chain


flutters in the moth of june

puddles pool - a splosh of feet

fingers slip as noses drip

buttercups are on the brain


fields of wheat are shifting seas

waving as the thunder drums

mumbles in a shroud of cloud

jumble down this country lane


til the sun erupts & smiles

glow with ghosts & rove for miles

float if roses war with thorns

bee the breeze & sup the rain

( cheers )

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a busman’s hologram

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a busman’s hologram  (  margoloh s’namsub a  )

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underneath the onion skin

larks in the garden


cobwebs, snarks bark

iridescent belgians


in the otter's pocket watch

mountains & fountains


yahweh yodels

saxophones & sandwiches


up the leopard's lemon tree

phantasmic mermen


martians, martens

aubergines & overtures


all aboard the h.m.s

charles bonnet syndrome


intergalactic

gastroenteritis


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h i y a

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h i y a  (  a y i h  )

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hello, helicopters

hegemonic hedges

hug-a-mugger hittites

horus's horseshoe


intermittent incas

isotropic irish

infant iguanas

isolde's igloo


yellow yiddish yetis

yesterday's youtubers

yawning yorkshire yeoman

yoking yonder yew


ampersands & antlers

avacado arse'oles

april altogether

aurevoir - adiue

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four months from candlemas

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four months from candlemas  (  sameldnac morf shtnom ruof  )

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four months from candlemas

music spews into the breeze

crops crow & roses glow

buttercups suckle the bees

hymns spin as plover rove

squirrels jig up in the trees

four months from candlemas

music spews into the breeze


four months from candlemas

butterflies flutter the sky

goosegrass & dragon snaps

dragonflies, tangles & i

snarks bark as gardens glow

rivers flow - glimmering by

four months from candlemas

butterflies flutter the sky


eight months til candlemas

all that is greening shall brown

death wakes & branches shake

people wheeze, sneeze & fall down

seas change - the kitchen sinks

kiss the mist, whistle & drown

eight months til candlemas

all that is greening shall brown


four months from candlemas

stroll in the doldrums of noon

growl til the owlets howl

under a hologram moon

strum with the lemon sun

sung on the second of june

four months from candlemas

hummin' this folkin' folk tune

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upon a song in may

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

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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

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a walk of sorts

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a walk of sorts  ( stros fo klaw a )

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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


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thoughts on a blank sheet

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

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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

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