cauliflower ear ache

cauliflower ear ache ( a n o t h e r ? . . . )

…




my achy eared

pet cauliflower

has sadly died


at the not-bad age

of eighty nine


( in cauliflower years )

...

see yuh then …

see yuh then … ( a c o n t e m p o r a r y s h i t e – t r i c k )

…



from the tip of a tongue, from the nib of a pen

as a unicorn roars

toodleooh - see yuh then


in the squint of an eye, in the scratch of an ear

or the twitch of a nose

this poem's

disappeared

( gone )

...

drama queens

drama queens ( a s h i t e b u t t r u e p o e m )

…




us dumb apes live in bubbles

some efforts then their muddles

a green shoot, a new dawn calls ( ? )

then bliss - the same old struggles


such storms within these bubbles

we live to feel their fuddles

a bubble burst yet that's far worse

that's actual fuckin' trouble

...

winking through the afternoon

winking through the afternoon ( a ? )

…




we're winking through the afternoon

we're grown adults - its sad but true


we're winking through the afternoon

so watch where it goes - it might get you


we're winking through the afternoon

with ninja flicks, spin from the wrist


we're winking through the afternoon

we're playing games of tiddlywinks

...

answers on a postcard …

answers on a postcard ( a t r u e s t o r y )

…




in this morning's post came

answers on a postcard


seventeen, red, tannin

scarfell pike, the coastguard


wensleydale, the shell suit

eight point two, a souffle


dick turpin & turnips

coots when wearing toupees


the friekorp & carrots

weasels, scurvy, herpes


mercury & parrots

mister topsy turvy


twenty six & nimrod

ishtar, indigestion


i assume their answers

unsure of their questions

( ? )

...

the gate-rule-code

the gate-rule-code ( s o m e v e r s e )

…



trespassers will be spotted

then swatted like a fly

plod free but respect boundaries

within this countryside


so leave open gates open

& keep them closed gates closed

climb at their hinges ( if needs be )

this is the gate-rule-code


or sheep flocks will get muddled

cows will follow you home

the farmers will retaliate

stay thinking as you roam


enjoy these fields & pastures

their changes through the year

yet keep in mind all of this time

you're far from alone here

...

( burst brief a )

( burst brief a ) ( a b r i e f b u r s t )

…




as swarms of gnats

some force attacks

all waterfalls

fucked cataracts


then energised

dead anti-cripes

in three come thee

three, six & nine


so bother gongs

'til swans sings songs

& otters gasp

as bats hang on


a grey horse plays

a cor anglais

blame entropy

& nature's way

...

shafted

shafted ( a s p l o d g e )

…




all was not what it seamed

so now we're shafted - down we go


into the inner-pit


this colliery has

a mine of its own

( ? )

...

a balancing act

a balancing act ( s o m e ~ & ? )

…



roofed above

& green its leaves

nature's thatch

its branches weave


denser now

well spun in spring

come the sun

this woodland dims

( ? )

...

a muffled buzz

a muffled buzz ( a ? )

…




a muffled buzz - hark


from the sweaty, ugly palms


of the bee holder


...

resarf poetry

( ? )

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