contemporary poetry

trudge in the dithers

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trudge in the dithers  (  o n e  f o r  t h e  l i s t e r s  )

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trudge in the dithers & leaves in the line

fudge in the rivers & keys in the sign

cats in the whiskers & rats in the wine

nudge in the triggers & trees in the pine


kicks in the scissors & bales in the twine

sticks in the zippers & dales in the brine

stars in the sisters & baas in the swine

twists in the knickers & snails in the slime


quacks in the dippers & hums in the chime

flaps in the flickers & sun in the shine

sting in the blisters & swing in the vine

cracks in the mirrors & spun in the spine


ales in the bitters & mist in the clime

whales in the whispers & whips in the nine

dogs in the dinners & grog in the grime

tails in the titters & lists in the rhyme

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all soul’s day

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all soul’s day  (  a  p o e m  f o r  y e s t e r d a y  )

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speckles breezing tangent planes

settles leaving stagnant trains

shekels counting counterclaims

nettles weaving plangent chains


fiddles stringing weather vanes

riddles springing feather fains

portals snorting water mains

scribbles singing heather flames


cobbles stalking trodden lanes

bobbles talking cotton strains

mottles hushing hurricanes

wobbles horsing rotten reins


barrels scraping middle names

bottles shaping picture frames

raffles rasping acid rain

babbles aping lizard brains

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novesque

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novesque  (  a  p o e m  f o r  n o v  &  e m b e r )

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dogs spool in paddles & toads stool in tool kits

pips poke in apples & sleep is the bee

bobs boat in barrels & toads shit in stone pits

bricks blow in baffles & creak is the tree


jam wings in raffles & wings hag in moonlit

bangs slam in gavels & squeak is the key

rams sing in rabbles & spring sings in black pits

hands stand in axles & sleep is the sea


worms can in cackles & stars stoop in loose fits

books squirm in satchels & green is the tea

germs garb in gabbles & ants farm in armpits

feet speak in shackles & kneel is the key


toss spits in camels & sag flaps in blue tits

flow sinks in saddles & frieze is the pea

toes tip in battles & plots spin in cockpits

tocks tick in babbles & clocks watch in me

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pins in the haystack

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pins in the haystack  (  a t i s h o o  –  a t i s h o o  –  w e  a l l  f a l l  d o w n  )

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pips in the apples & ants in the stamp tax

fists in the grapples & maps in the backpacks

mist in the dazzles & squints in the syntax

twists in the babbles & gaps in the cashback


nose in the muddles & ayes in the eye patch

flows in the puddles & cripes in the ice axe

toasts in the doubles & give in the fig wax

ghosts in the rubble & mites in the climax


bobs in the wobbles & oats in the flapjack

gobs in the gobbles & stoats in the smokestack

squabs in the squabbles & cracks in the knickknacks

knobs in the nobbles & toes in the throwbacks


strings in the fiddles & stings in the paybacks

springs in the wriggles & limbs in the face mask

pings in the pickles & ground in the soundtrack

wings in the jiggles & pins in the haystack

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as circles traipse

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as circles traipse  (  f o r  s u n d a y s  ,  s u n d a e s  &  s u n  d a z e  )

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the gait is stains of stumbled knees

of flecks of paint & scumbled trees

the span is ram & mangled scrapes

of twigs in tongues & spangled grapes


the isle is stiles & rifled breeze

of spins in hymns & stifled cheese

the earth is birds & curdled flakes

of gurns from ferns as gurgled shapes


the fawn is yawn & bumbled keys

of dust from rust & mumbled sneeze

the swish is swords in drizzled lakes

of mist in myths & riddled eights


the seed is eve & speckled weaves

of sink or sing & settled leaves

the core is spore & hurtled spates

of mess in nests as circles traipse

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newt juice

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newt juice  ( because the palm ate the great crested smooth )

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season mashing bubbled squeaks

triple-killing double speak

feather brushing blackened streaks

wobble legging

cobbled streets


wooden gifting tickled greeks

spittle shitting piddle creeks

phantom handing rubber cheeks

river misting

sunken peaks


apple flapping mustard meek

startle stifling custard cliques

devon roving cloven feet

tartan painting

highland chic


even masking nipper sweet

fickle dripping woollen bleats

thunder drumming distant beats

cauldron dripping

y'olden teats

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