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this piddle poem knows ( swonk meop elddip siht )
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this piddle poem knows the price of wyvern eggs a loaf of broken bread a pint of almond milk the green of england's beans & sceptred pheasant gland a twisted lizard queen the onion skins within the shapes of space & time a song about an owl the squawks within this wood & backs of phantom hands the raisin in the rhyme the fate of all your foes & where you buried the bodies - so watch it ...
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o p e n ( n e p o )
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lightning lighting skies kicks the pale of tales in dales fire flies in eyes thunder scumbles leas stumble on a woodland path brambles jangle keys risk the gaps of tracks biscuit on a broken road gaping pavement cracks can, canals & locks worms within a squirming tin or pandora's box chatters flapping wings scribble on a paper pad saturn's spinning rings squall is balls again sowing seeds of sesame letters in a chain seasons squeak in codes warble doors & hinges swing springing open odes ...
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the sound of pencils ( slicnep fo dnuos eht )
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testing ground the sound of pencils pens & cobs this swans upon the dream of cheese & phantoms float a clementine cloak a tangerine dreamcoat all's a blear ( your advert here ) a lime tree in a library the calendar leaks like a colander - but the carrot is a sort of torch ( ? ) ...
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easter card listesque ( euqsetsil drac retsae )
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cherry blossom wipers bluebell ringers mrs. green & uncle sunspot chocolate kettles life on marzipan mr. kipling's latest tart chocolate dogwood chocolate eggheads humpty dumpty dizzy - too he who crosses hot cross buns feathered friends & phantom family ...
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cobweb watchers ( srehctaw bewboc )
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cobweb watchers
watching the cobwebs
wraiths of the gateposts
ghosts on the ceiling
clouds for the cloudless
bespoke & woven
hang in the attic
facing a maze
spying a spider
feast on a greenfly
fruits of arachne
dance in the drafting
cobweb watchers
watching the cobwebs
tangle & strangle
- who watches us
( ? )
fuck knows
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scrawling spring ( gnirps gnilwarcs )
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marble mars, saturn spins needles weave, tapestries spilling ink, egrets dip feathered tips, water wings pencil then, swans upon estuaries, egging legs mustard cress, crested newts bursting blue, newish shoes piffle pen, polka dots chickenpox, spotted cows seek the sound, roudabouts underground, snorkelling doves above, branches bat bakers roll, inner-hills kiss the fist, pigeon spit swim within, mutant ooze shake a fist, stir a bear rabbit on, spur the hare croaking odes, blossom hops labyrinths, balls of string history, histamine seven seas, factor three lemon trees, thermal vest odd 'n' pods, peas 'n' queues nodding dogs, hyacinth mackerel sprats, hieroglyphs purple path, further blurs scrying eyes, scrawling spring fingers slip, flutter dust butter beans, buttercups spilling this - vernal verse seeking green, warning yous ...
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dancing daffodils ( slidoffad gnicnad )
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dancing daffodils hyacinth & irises fucking fantastic ...
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of in between ( neewteb ni fo )
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trudge in the mud with legs of lead a pillar behind, a post ahead roam in the gloaming's sliding scale a sting in the tip of winter's tail a crocus of frogs, the boxing hare a cross on a map, the what's of where a mumble of bees, a tongue of twist a serpent of stirs, the ticks of list a tocking of clocks & sup of tea a beast from the east - a storming sea the wet of the west, the north of south the spittle of spin, a frothing mouth a bubble of burst, the birding ode a fawn of a morn, a crawling toad a scrawl in the dawn of histamine the seasonal mists of in between ...
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