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dog this ( siht god )
…
dogwood tree
beg for a biscuit
doggerel verse smith
pee up a lamp post
dog eared scribbles
– go to your bed
doghouse builder
growling at the postman
dogfish mongers
chasing squirrels in the park
dog days of summer
come here & sit
salty sea dog
jump for your ball
dog star rising
fetch me my slippers
…
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bravo … ( … ovarb )
…
& the last poet
on that night
had nits
as the bright lights flickered
& the microphone cracked
& the last poet
on that night
had nits
when the full moon bloomed
then a dead duck quacked
& the last poet
on that night
had nits
ruffles on their scalp
where the parasites attacked
& the last poet
on that night
had nits
scratching along
with the head lice act
…
~
onion poem ( meop noino )
…
bulbous provider
pickled or spring
layers of flavour
lord of the ring
rounded ‘n’ grounded
king of the loop
spanish if massive
french if a soup
master of salads
grow in a row
courter of cheeses
veg’ in the know
rhymer of bunion
guzzle ’em down
reddish in places
greener or brown
soul of a coleslaw
dice her ‘n’ fry
smile when it’s raining
drops from the eye
pungent companion
over the years
savoury’s saviour
bringer of tears
…
( author notes )
& the last poet on had nits
( they were the headlice act )
…
~
how to cure constipation ( noitapitsnoc eruc ot woh )
…
drink a glass of water
ride on a log flume
under blooming moons
eat a tin of prunes
or snooker balls
especially the greens
nestle on your throne
singing god save the queen
pogo in loose clothing
over sleeping policeman
play peekaboo
with yourself – in the mirror
spot the horse manure
& see bluebottles dine
or just write a poem
& dump the deed online
…
( author notes )
for those that don’t know
a sleeping policeman
is actually a speed bump
& not a copper
having a nap on the road
– it’s just a silly name
p.s
constipation is an anagram
of titanic spoon
…
~
if you don’t write … ( … etirw t’nod uoy fi )
…
the birds will go on strike
& picket line the springtide
dawn will lose her chorus
( subtitles unavailable )
as the normalzzz soar
in a bland of opportunity
you, a one of we
the weird beyond the blear
will smoulder as the smoke
on the sixth of november
disappear like keys
or a conjuror’s rabbit
up the back passage
of aimless anus lane
feasting on the bugs
in a philanthropist’s bluetopia
the pens will run dry
like a cursed herd
the spoken word commando’s
of tiktok will rise
like the ghost of mordred
from the lurking shadows
so the sun will shine shades
of shite – not gravy
…
~
dyslexic party games ( semag ytrap cixelsyd )
…
pass the parsnip
murmur in the dark
musical statutes
i spiral
pin the snail
on the donkey
turkey lurgy
hide & seizure
…
~
word bottle bank ( knab elttob drow )
…
flagon dragon damselfly eyesore
sepulchre sewer ewer formaldehyde
doormat format galanthus glass
peewit meringue mulberry messages
…
~
the truth about train conductors ( srotcudnoc niart tuoba hturt eht )
…
they’re always born
on a wednesday teatime
delayed because the trees
went on strike
so there were no leaves
to use as an excuse
on the lines between the stations
& other destinations
as gremlins nicked the sleepers
senior management ate quail
& another swan dies
on the duck pond of despondency
…
~
poetry’s a spanner ( rennaps a s’yrteop )
…
sing a song of sinking sand
inking with a hidden hand
dwindle in a mirror land
spot y’ doppelgänger
pissing on the garden lawn
of a twisted misted morn
as the farting farmers yawn
gargle martian grammar
see beyond the jibber’s swan
jabbering the bland of yon
grab the dunce’s hat ‘n’ don
stuttering a stammer
runcible’s the silver spoon
nincompoop the afternoon
we, the piffle’s children loon
waving not a banner
picking pickled prosody
paper plane this odyssey
every sock’s an oddity
when the ham’s a hammer
am’ the dram’ of river flows
quiver then the feather blows
scribble on with broken toes
poetry’s a spanner
…
~
ess posting ( gnitsop sse )
…
spider scrawled scribbles
silly sausage sob stories
stamped slimy snail mail
…
resarf poetry 