the first

~

the first  (  a  s h i t e  p o e m  )




somewhere an ill wind blows their nose

my secret elbow hums a tune

whilst sheep they sleep & cows bulldoze

whilst badgers bask & harps harpoon


the fields feel fine, the river's low

the sky above's in pantaloons

as sure as how's garden does grow

whilst foxes trot & swallows swoon


a door is born - the keys transpose

again - once more as sure as prunes

plus bats means shat as we all know

meanwhile an elm tree gently croons

( ' it's june ' )

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the fly indoors

~

the fly indoors  (  a  t r u e  s t o r y  )



the fly indoors remains indoors

from room to room, from floor to floor

it bumbles on throughout this house

outside the world waits - unexplored


the window's smashed so you could go

to paris, hull or tokyo

i tell said fly - i need not lie

follow that breeze which sweetly blows


instead there's buzz & buzz again

as all is buzz-buzz in my brain

plus buzz & buzz & buzz & buzz

plus buzz, plus buzz - it's been decades


or so things seem, once more i groan

then cry - oh fly, please leave this home

or i'll make soup then thou may drown

oh fuck off fly - leave me

alone

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( my other poems )

~

( my other poems )  (  a n  e x c u s e  n o t  a n  a p o l o g y  )



( my other poems )

are scatter-brained birds

( my other poems )

have returned to the earth

( my other poems )

are flowers on the dead

( my other poems )

shat shit on your head


( watch y'self )

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fifteen things to do ( today ! )

~

fifteen things to do today ( today ! ) ( by franz joseph list )


one - save the hedge

two - save the hog

three - save the hedgehog

four - walk that dog

five - blow your nose

six - who needs them?

seven - ( extempore )

eight - straighten bends

nine - do not kill

ten - mind the gaps

eleven - eat well

twelve - take a nap

thirteen - then wake

fourteen - scratch head

fifteen - rise & shite

then back to bed

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stern gales in storm drains

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stern gales in storm drains  (  a  ?  (  ?  )  )






there's stern gales in storm drains

& judges in wigs

there's branches called russell

so then

something twigs


fire engines when it rains

with shite siren song

cat burglars stuck up trees

so let's

wander on


- look, judas on burnt toast

he's winking - the scamp

plus bees in yon bonnet

as barns

start to dance


there's presence in present

& past in its tense

there's jigsaws & piss-takes

yes

far too much sense

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