can i stroke your poetry?

Can I stroke your poetry?

Is it tame?

Has it had the vaccinations?

Is it house-trained

& almost tolerant of children

or will maim my face

all hate & nasty machinations?





Can your poetry

do any mad tricks?

the surrealsome 6, hex twig sticks & back flips,

or bury a mouthy pheasant

or perchance chase a bone

- oh please tell me is your poetry

sweet lovely's true epitome

& free 

to a fairly goodish home?

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random noctbservations


The sleepless sheep

can flockin' count themselves

cos part-time shepherds 

skive indoors,

a puzzle book

teeters

precipice - wonky shelf

as woodland turns,

sleep-swears

then snores.





A barn owl has

a dipole moment

whilst pastures doze

under Moon Cheese Head,

but then a bike in the village

plus a priceless trowel

are stolen

- they were askin' for it really,

UNLOCKED SHED.

Tut.

...

quite ominous stuff

A loud thunder cloud clapped

then some scaffolding collapsed

as an evil wind blew

so the Queen followed-through.





A 1-headed magpie

exclaimed a single sad sigh

thence flew under a ladder

as the lunatics grew madder.





Plus all the cats were howling

& the turtle doves were growling

until it was clear to all

so bollocks to crystal balls.





Yes it's unjoyously unsurprising

there's shat nastiness arising

& this shite might get tough

coz that's quite ominous stuff

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21st century twaddle

My left sleeve smells of oniony

yet none of the onions wreak of sleeve

& neither of my big toes are buniony

I can stand quite comfortably

- 15 sugars please.





All roads lead to Prietenegg

not that hungry but I'd like an egg

preferably scrambled 

as the language of the brain

or Humpty Dumpty - post-he-fell-tumbly

- so welcome to our domain

 x

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