listesque

~

listesque ( a poetry )




bastard handshakes

every morn like bran flakes

medjool me mandates

tooth thy pick



nomad notepads

often glad is so sad

blue john & topaz

mined that shit



hoppy scented

some hopes have fermented

ale wails demented

down it quick



kitchens sinking

now all caps are thinking

keen eyes are squinting

tick - tick - tick

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modern folk

~

modern folk ( a pondering )




spring is old

yet spring is new

puzzling

but this is true

wander then

admire a view

praise the strange

then grab a pew



as we do

as sayings go

observe birds

the songs they know

by anon

from loads ago

we are trad

we're modern folk

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honesty is probably

~

honesty is probably (  s o m e   p s e u d o – p o e t r y  )



honesty is probably

possibly a prophecy

bonhomie & broccoli

oddities & odysseys


frostily on forestry

gossipy on prodigies

wantonly plus wobbly

solidly oh solemnly


wallabies in hostelries

monstrously a novelty

potbellied astrology

commonly anomalies


bottoms up thee botany

crotchety equality

cobwebby these wannabes

- seeking the truth -

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poetry from those roams along old roman roads

~

poetry from those roams along old roman roads ( some  v e r s e )



poetry from those roams

along old roman roads

yes the seasons they change

life it bears heavy loads

like a lorry or van

or a big fuck-off truck

have a wander on them

if you're down-bogged or stuck


so to speak in the mind

many wonders to find

as they campaigned they built

back in y'old brythonned times

ropy verse will emerge

trust me - i've channelled loads

as one plods through the odd

along old roman roads

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bring back echoes

~

bring back echoes (  s q u i n t  &  i t ‘ s  p o e t r y  )




poetry won't mow your lawn

or kill a foe or fix your fence

poetry won't do duvets

straight-properly

or pitch up tents


poetry won't open tins

or make you tea or walk the dog

poetry won't save the whale

the unicorn

or poor hedgehog


poetry won't make it rain

lest bring the sun - yes clear this mist

poetry won't make you sane

that's madness-talk 

 sane don't exist


poetry won't push your swing

where you sit down in yon playground

poetry won't wipe your arse

it's more

the other way around

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