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non-ode to a blister ( retsilb a ot edo-non )
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scourge of the jogger
the ambler & i
summer’s a temptress
but irksome is thy
wart of the walker
the tithe of the tread
rhymer of sister
the colour of red
brother of rubber
a badger of me
snare of the wearing
the sting of a bee
fruit of my friction
the shoe & the fro
rambling batters
the dermis below
anachronistic
& superfluous
singing & springing
& blooming with pus
mole of the sockless
the toll of a plod
this little fucker’s
a burdensome sod
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milkman floating ( gnitaolf namklim )
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milkman floating over clover
shrouded in a clouded nova
up above the droving shepherds
washing socks & spotting leopards
screes the trees within the forest
blooming through & sniffs a florist
wakes the sleeping undertaker
leaves the dreaming basket maker
weaving in a hall of mirrors
as the postman’s posting pillars
& the feathered phantoms scarper
morning is a pencil sharpener
dawning belenus is ringing
whales within the dales are singing
cattle prod the snoring pastures
all is yawning quarter masters
see the village flap ‘n’ fluster
chickens pluck a feather duster
milkman floating over clover
breathes the beans & greens the grocer
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another bloody palindrome poem ( meop emordnilap ydoolb rehtona )
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oh-ho 0-2-0
madam noon 6-5-6
pop pap poop pip 3-0-3
live evil 4-44-4
top spot racecar 7-8-7
no melon, no lemon 8-7-8
kayak sagas 2-2-2
naan rotator
– tit –
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cryptic crossword clue ‘ku – 2 ( 2 – uk’ eulc drowssorc citpyrc )
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basket weavers sneeze
belgian country bumpkin burps
bees in aberdeen
scratch the magic chin
otter wins the lottery
catching clarinets
chequered chestnut mare
alchemy in aberdare
saxon saxophones
stub another toe
telepathic telephones
redden herring bones
she of teasel trees
ptarmigans in cardigans
is this custard dust?
spinsters hissing hymns
spaniel garbles garden hose
antlers on postcards
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erehwelse neeb ( been elsewhere )
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scratching hatched breath
chasing summer’s tailspins
brushing black dogs
gently in the jitties
smoking codewords
roving over clover
spins between a sleep
scrawling rubber walrus
so the crowbar flaps
spartans, sparks ‘n’ spanners
if the rivers swell
nut another shell in
yonder’s woodland nymphs
shatting in the bracken
lark with martian folk
flummox flaxen saxons
morning is a milkman
& we are all his lovechildren
evening is an ombudsman
tossing off a goblin
blow the gas of clouds
hymn aloud with whispers
gasp a galaxy
– sandwiches f’ tea
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( author nodes )
this poem is dedicated to
the dozy, old bullshitter
that i had a bit of a barny with
in the queue of wilkos this morning
coz he said i was standing too close to him
when there was at least four metres between us
& anyways
this corona nonsense is about controlling people – not viruses
so i told him he should have gone to specsavers
& stood me ground
( frightened, little robots )
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sgnihton teews repsihw ( whisper sweet nothings )
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( chocolate flamethrowers )
( fanny adam’s caramel )
( bugger all cake )
( spiders on marzipan )
( marsh melo penfriends )
( ice cream on the fucking sun )
( chilli sauce vortex )
( apple crumble to dust )
( honey-coated mr. – & mrs. nobody )
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horse play ( yalp esroh )
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cryptic crossword clue ‘ku ( uk’ eulc drowssorc citpyrc )
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son shines shoelaces
soothsayer kicks trampoline
like an iron plum
moses blows bugle
a blizzard on your elbow?
flemish penfriend melts
bishops on a bus
venusian spy dyes pubes green
treefrog kisses thee
pheasant heading north
evaporating waitress
stoat wrote ransom note
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spinning in july ( yluj ni gninnips )
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sweating in cagoules
june’s the stuff of ghouls
calendars & spools
flutter butterfly
spreading like the pox
headless chickens box
poets picking locks
lows within the high
scatters on the graphs
as a badger laughs
over clovered paths
swirls the dervish sky
twisting with the tales
daze within the dales
grasses fade to bales
buddleia & i
kiss the tips of tors
as the blither roars
scratch the backs of doors
spinning in july
blending with the breeze
brambles grazing knees
scale the changing keys
as the bend is nigh
( gasp )
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spillage fayre ( eryaf egallips )
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( author nodes )
so eat my weird & go fuck yourselves
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