contemporary poetry

church chime tor

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church chime tor  (  a  p o e m  )

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hobble hopscotch apple peel

nozzle stopwatch crackle tuille

stubble puddle bubble gum

chatter chapel wagon wheel


quiver slither river spiel

vicar fissure zither zeal

plunder plunger thunder thumb

dither riddle shiver eel


taper tailor sailor reel

razor laser sabre steel

tinker ninja soldier spun

boulder solder rubber heel


jotter plodder sodden field

otter sozzle potter's wheel

pimple pillock sprinkle plum

twinkle hillock glockenspiel

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she squawks in soupy

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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  )

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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

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lager zoo  (  s h i t e k u  )

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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

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the squinter springs  (  a  p o e m  )

 

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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

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

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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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