Poems

on the twelves again

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on the twelves again  (  a  p o e m  )

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sing a spring of bristles in the fair of the fowl

ale a dale of dingles in the woof of the dog

wheeze a breeze of weasels in the glare of the owl

whale a sail of symbols in the hood of the nod


buzz a fuzz of numbers in the toes of the tor

stamp a lick of letters in the box of the hare

rose a thorn of summers in the nose of the storm

string a vest of sweaters in the knots of the snare


slap a smash of cymbals in the flap of the fly

spin a squid of sybils in the nip of the cat

shat a pat of bullion in the wool of the eye

in a wisp of whistles in the blink of the bat

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on the nines

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on the nines  (  t h e  s t u f f  o f  f o  f f u t s  e h t  )

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anchor, canter, caterpillar key

naval, navel, nasal cavity

hosta, opera, helicopter three


panda, samba, apple battleships

truncheon, luncheon, onion bunion thrips

tenter, sensor, television six


methyl, maple, trestle table wine

circles, gerbils, turtle turpentine

gutters, sputters, spiral spider nine

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helicopter macaroni

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h e l i c o p t e r  m a c a r o n i  (  s o m e  w o r d s  )

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cupboard brains & buzzard bubbles

badgers brass the mustard knuckles

puddles in the polka dotter

cauldron sputter - nutter shuffle


tungsten toes & postal orders

onions skin the grocer's daughter

potters in the terracotta

hexapoda soda water


cheetah cheese & apple cartons

chocolate trees the tartan garden

dockets in the pocket otter

dowser trouser - up the arson


cider song & shetland ponies

spiders on the telephony

crackles in the attic doctor

helicopter macaroni

...

 

everything has ankles too

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everything has ankles too  (  a  p o e m  )

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algebra & cataracts

mizzle in the mist

phantom hands & candle wax

fingers of the fist


resonate & weather vanes

digits in the mud

scatter rain & splatter brains

bridges of the flood


puddle crumbs & allen screws

rubble in the heap

tungsten tongues & avenues

shuffles of the sheep


rubber bands & dictionaries

citrus in the curd

ampersands & apple trees

cymbals of the birds

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wet underfoot

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wet underfoot  (  a  p o e m  )

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pond pokes the puddle & swan songs the land

on boats the struggle & brass blasts the band

splat peas the pasture as lake seas the lea

frog hops the fuddle & sing rings the spanned


duck backs the stature & damp clams the brain

quack squids the faster & drip squibs the rain

thirst blurs the muddle as swish fish the tree

burst cracks the puddle & rat twats the drain


brown boots the burble & drown spews the cud

earth flutes the gurgle & down lutes the thud

squelch roars the chorus as score spores the scree

belch blows the chorus & roar flows the mud


drip drops the otter & brim dims the ditch

lip quips the river & kiss whips the bridge

splodge dogs the opera as splat bogs the key

trod plops the sodden & pop plods the squidge

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swan a ring of signets

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swan a ring of signets  (  a  p o e m  )

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swan a ring of signets

pen a cob of shoot

tin flutes - swimsuits

scribbles on the lute


strike a strum of piglets

pick a string of pluck

hen clucks - ten ducks

diamonds in the muck


lamb a leg of crickets

drop a hat of tap

bat flaps - cat naps

babbles of the scraps


spoon a tune of thicket

throb a gob of sing

drum snares - spun hares

where the fuck is spring

( ? )

...

 

a wrong’un turns

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a wrong’un turns  (  a  p o e m  )

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bankers, barons, bats & bakers

bathos, bathtubs, apes & quakers

wenches, stenches, tench & trenches

turtles, turf, tor, earth & acres


parrots, farmers, palms & badgers

hocus, llamas, stoats & daggers

pcus, snorkels, doors & portals

carrots, adders, goats & ladders


ripples, hiccups, dips & trad-folk

nipples, slip-ups, hips & backstrokes

easels, steeples, whips & weasles

battles, bishops, bats & asbos


ravens, maidens, suns & sailors

raisins, haystacks, naps & nailers

rumbles, cheese sauce, rum & beanstalks

bandstands, jam hands, slam & jailers

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rohteb fo tops a

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rohteb fo tops a  (  m e o p  a  )

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semaphore & second skins

twirling whirls of seraphim

tumble tongues & solar waves

stutter seeps the stream within


weasel spawn & weevil twins

leaping stacks of underoin

overload & closer shaves

rubble rubs the stubble chin


kitchen sinks & lunar bins

looping owls of scissor swim

downer bouts & puddle paves

kettles kick the teacup's hymn


distant drums & spiral shims

clutching strings of violins

winter storms & wable caves

onions - sing the inner-spin

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