Poetry

mash ‘n’ salad

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mash ‘n’ salad  (  s o me  p o e t i c a l  h m m m  )

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sink a sum of subdivision

as the porpoise pods the pea

suck the thumb of supposition

when the monkeys climbs the tree

smash a clash of demolition

as the ibex rides the scree

split the wish of fishy fission

when the headland meets the sea


sniff a whiff of mint condition

as the fowl owl counts to three

spout the out of intuition

when the dock leaf stings your knee

shoo the shrew of superstition

as the bonnet bugs the bee

spot the dots of repetition

when the finders seek their fee


smite the shite of television

as the brown fox leaps the flea

sail the gales of intermission

when the west wind swipes the key

loop the hoop with sweet nutrition

as the others rouse in me

map the flaps of fuckin' missions

mash 'n' salad for our tea

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backendish

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backendish  (  a  p o e m  )

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the wind's a prat - it's nicked my hat

as icecaps kiss my chin

the hills have chilled as ink is spilled

& oh, the needles pin

the head's a hedge- the queen is toast

& so the signets sing

of blackened swans & avalon

as daylight fights this grim


the green dies here yet stalls the blear

as weasels wink & grin

i think of spring & lambs with wings

then long-lost evil twins

the swifts have fled - they've hit the south

& now the spiders spin

their silken traps - the end is back

so let that grim begin

( ! )

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author notes

this one is definitely work-in-progress for me

the flow's a bit off in places & some lines aint right

but that'll do for now

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haute cuisine

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haute cuisine  (  g u b b i n s  o n  p a p e r  t h i n  i c e  )

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spring the pole & may the queen

blue the cheese to keep it green

spleen the lungs & bung the press

thesp the mess & act the scene


vole the mole & save the dream

shoo the shrew to preen the bean

clean the dean & wipe your mind

find the key & rip the genes


lamb the land & sea the breem

kill the cat to keep the cream

scheme the plot & ink the blots

dot the eyes & spot the sheen


goose the juice & squirt the skein

fat the rat to keep it lean

glean the glow & trust in toes

know your oats & haute cuisine

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lick the chin of sunday

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lick the chin of sunday  (  a  p o e m  f o r  w h a t  i t ‘ s  w o r t h  e t  a l  )

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clasp a rasp of catchphrase

raspberries & ashtrays

tundra in the jungle

stumble on & that way


crab a path of sideways

apple pips & byways

fleeting as the evenings

greetings to the highways


wail a wall of doorways

possibly & always

bird a word of shat flaps

tracks upon the railways


dodge the bounce of replays

rabid bats & clichés

flop between the dot-dots

spot the cows as sheep graze


swoop the droop of boquets

muddy boots & tuesdays

ease within the easels

weasels in the wank maze


kiss the tip of edgeways

any which & lengthways

wobbles in the black pit

badger shit the essays


irk the scourge of surveys

unicorns & thursays

answers in a milk churn

burn the straw to make hay


lick the chin of sundays

chickenpox & sun rays

bobbles in the odd socks

plods beyond the dog days

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spoon coup

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spoon coup  (  a  p o e m  f o r  a  s u n n y  f r i d a y  a f t e r n o o n  )

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sofa sales & lanky ladders

yeoman ales for patchy bladders

quaking quails with pickled feathers

burn the post to open letters


pantomimes & stagnant staggers

scraps of rhymes for bastard badgers

thunder thumps in jumpy sweaters

lemon thyme to twine the weather


crumble crumbs & bumble swaggers

thimble thumbs for humble matters

stumbles come in double-deckers

hue the glue with tints of heather


dusty pangs & rusty hammers

raspy bangs on crafty crackers

span the spin of restless never

cheese the breeze & dream in cheddar

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