gnitlem

~

gnitlem  (  a  p o e t r y  )



lines-a-limb the cusp of bloom

flutters in the bud

spiders spin & sputters spoon

nutters in the mud

cider hymns & rubber moon

squinter slips

& thud


ink-a-squids the seeds of sew

scribbles in the head

finger tips & streams-a-flow

fiddles in the stead

timber tips & creepers crow

scrawl the ball

& thread


flaps-a-toad the crocus croaks

fluster in the fayre

phantom odes & ghosts-a-float

bluster in the air

faster spokes & focus smokes

hale the snail

& hare


rays upon the daze of sun

saddle in the snore

shades of swan & laser guns

battles in the war

sailor's songs & baker's buns

glacier on

& thaw

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hot cross bun spun

~

hot cross bun spun  (  a  p o e m  )




sultana swirl pool

drift-fisted lent bent

crocus as chocolate

marzipan splashback


pants in the pantry

black currant rabbits

crossings & droppings

raisins & spices


baker's sun elbows

golgotha's rising

citrus peel glove-child

apricot maelstrom


sundays & burnt stoves

toasted with butter

honey or gravel

pebbles & stones

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unzipping u-bends

~

unzipping u-bends  (  u a  u p o e m  u o f  u p o e t r y  u i n  u 5  /  u 7  /  u 5  )



umpire uppercuts

underwater umbria

umber umbrellas


ultrasound udders

underbelly uriel

u-boat unicorns


uzbek uranus

urbanised ukranians

u.k uncle urn


upstairs undergrowth

ugandan ukelelists

unzipping u-bends

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eastern beast

~

eastern beast  (  c т и х о т в о р е н и е  )


eastern beast

of scarves-a-spin

stalins flap

& borrodin


brezhnev lent

da, laika snows

dolls inside

& lenin nose


squinter's beak

as hinter's back

vodka shots

& pasternak


swan's the pond

as sheet's the sleep

spring's the song

in sputnik feet

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lines upon the first

~

lines upon the first  (  a  t a l e  o f  f o u r  a r t i c h o k e s  )




squinters, dowsers

scribble ink the scribes

rivers, rousers

roundabouts & slides

pillars, yeoman

romans nose the blinds

triggers, trousers,

togas, knives

& ides


flotsam, hocus

crocus croak the newts

knot some, locus

loop-the-shoots & lutes

blossom, hedge head

musical the fruits

possum, dead legs

rubber ducks

& boots


battles, mortar

apples stair the pears

babbles, quarters

barrel drums & snares

raffles, porters

saddle snore the mares

paddles, portals

otters box

& hares


burbles, piddles

riddles lark the arch

circles, candles

calendars & starch

vernal - wriggles

ribbons swing the arch

gargles, mizzle

gibbon me

& march

...