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hazel ( a short burst )
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your eyes are almonds & they glow quite green as the pistachio your sneezes too they follow through a-a-cashew - cashew? bless you your walls are loons as raving peas your home too has mad cow disease all it adds up - no ifs or buts my dear hazel you're fucking nuts ...
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thorntree lane ( a brief poem )
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i thought of you on thorntree lane there was nought in the way of rain the sky was dry - unstirred the drains no ghost emerged on thorntree lane there are no trees on thorntree lane not much beyond the shut café as then 'twas night not t'other - day no owl did hoot on thorntree lane there are no thorns on thorntree lane this funny name eludes explain i pause & feel my tickled brain it thinks of you oh thorntree lane ...
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my anorak mind
( the following poem is unsuitable for those with anoraknaphobia )
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my anorak mind is quite anorak-inclined & often said-mind guides me with its anoraky signs forces i can't fight oh - lest begin to explain compelled i pen a poem about stamps, igloos & trains ...
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monkeys in helicopters
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monkeys in helicopters army ants in army tanks stoats afloat on norse long boats & giraffes in hovercrafts ...
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needles in haystacks ( a brief rant )
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needles in haystacks knitting take that maybe payback needless needles somewhere in haystacks somewhere maybe gravy on your collar staining your haystacks in needles somewhere maybe weasels with straight hats & face masks knitting somewhere plus straw too in haystacks ( keep looking ) ...
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do sphincters speak in riddles ( a 4 quatrains of ( a ? ) shite ( read ) )
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this blue van is reversing this man wants compensation this man wants reimbursing the shits want constipation the weir is overflowing down dale it's pissy drizzle up in the peaks it's snowing do sphincters speak in riddles? of lynxes & of sphynxes flighty & quite magical unlucky are jinxed winches minstrels speak in madrigal of cranes & jigsawed muddles as sundries lie in waiting the many fucking puzzles as day is just awaking ...
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december then by 24 lines of themz ‘ing read poemz ( ‘ing )
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december then so wish us luck snow white rabbits the 1st - pinch punch the month of ten & raving suns plus julius octavian the mistletoe & frost bit toes oh yule you fool i don't suppose a ribboned gift is wrapped for me do partridges roost in pear trees? who gives a shit? get spending yous money's a god sod off - not true dark afternoons as solstice looms airing cupboards them dried mushrooms the piss'eads prowl with santa hats upon their heads the red-faced prats december then so wish us luck & then the end the end? oh fuck ...
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& fridges ( a short list for nutters to shout in public )
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arcane mania arcades arcadia swallows morrow farm folk apollo teapots chocolate warnings watch it bogus focus timesprings a crocus train wreck breakneck heed speed synthetic sweat nervy swervy cattle the internet visions schisms uncles nepotism wishes bridges birthdays & fridges ...
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( before backwards by 12 poxy lines of pox-pox )
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before backwards there was forwards before sideways there was straight before slouching there was upright before burst there was inflate before t.v there were hangings before chickens dinosaurs before sliced bread there were bread knives before before - there was before - ... ( ? )
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footpath yonder
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absence makes the heart grow fonder essex makes the girl go blonder civics make the car go honda footpath yonder ( poet wonders ) ...
resarf poetry 