Poetry

the stuff of slugs

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the stuff of slugs  (  a  p o e m  a b o u t  s l u g s  )

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hamstring handstand cataracts

lapwing bandstand battleaxe

flipflop vox pop myrmidons

hamstring handstand cataracts


sanguine sandwich saddle wax

mudflap loophole super tax

milksop hopscotch lexicons

sanguine sandwich saddle wax


anthill anguish anoraks

jackknife jam-span avalanche

jet pack dive bomb avalon

anthill anguish anoraks


am-dram hangman habitats

bigwig wingspan haversacks

wigwam flimflam magnetron

am-dram hangman habitats


catnip crackpot crackerjacks

catnap wrist slap parallax

plastic mastic mastodons

catnip crackpot crackerjacks


rasping drastic rat-a-tats

static stumbled adder traps

jangled jungle thereupon

dizzy dangled sticky facts

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post-scrapes

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post-scrapes  (  s o m e  l o c a l  n e w s  )

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i wail at walls when fungi spores

& spot the mess of bugger all

i wipe my eyes of residue

then meet with i - we rendezvous


i dodge the shots of cannonballs

& bask in peas then caterwaul

i sing of glue & buckled shoes

then shit & you & chuckle through


i peep at blinds when curtains call

& run a bath when evenings crawl

i pinch a pew & loosen screws

then plod my tod down avenues


i deck the bread to duck the halls

& quack my back when water falls

i wave at prunes & graveyard yews

then get punch drunk & steal the moon

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taking the epistle

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taking the epistle (  a  p o e m  )

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cotton grapples - flaps & fumbles

rotten apples - traps & crumbles

tickled pickles - pips & peppers

chinese tea leaves in my checkers


monkey tundra - junk & jungles

hairy marches - springs & trundles

error margins - lines & headers

stinky stilton in my cheddar


tummy rumbles - pangs & tumbles

bullish beehives - stings & bumbles

otter tossers - lies & betters

woolen jumpers in my sweaters


misty systems - fog & jumbles

pissing chickens - clucks & stumbles

pigeon spittle - fucks & feathers

dearest messrs in my letters

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panic in the tea break

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panic in the tea break (  a  p o e m  f o r  m o n d a z e  )

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flapping thumbs & drum breaks

rumbles in the sponge cake

battles in the apples

cackles in the mirth-quake


bramble bursts & mandrake

tremors in the handshakes

feathers in the heavens

redden in the tax breaks


cloudy cows & milkshakes

outage in the intake

thicket in the bracken

blackens in the daybreak


fading ink & hotcakes

nobody's in namesakes

patter in the shatter

patterns in the snowflakes


sticky bricks & muckrakes

dithers in the disc brakes

quivers in the scissors

rivers in the fishcakes


rising tides & sea snakes

wishes in the keepsakes

whittles in the antics

panic in the tea break

( ! )

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loopholes in me shoe soles

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loopholes in me shoe soles  (  a  p o e m  )

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princes swim with tadpoles

pandas stamp on flagpoles

pigeons peck the odd socks

pillocks in the potholes


badgers din the bell tolls

bakers spin the bread rolls

makers meet their matchbox

briskly then the heads roll


wishes in the fish shoals

chicken cheese & flipped poles

panic pangs the padlocks

rusty pens the keyholes


monkeys mop the mole holes

otters sing in old scrolls

shepherds boo the blue fox

weasels weave in corn dolls


tossers tree the green knolls

pincers pinch in pinholes

whispers on the breeze blocks

smeary marks the charcoal


gubbins spoons the own goals

romans road the plod-strolls

dripping drops of what-not's

loopholes in me shoe soles

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