there branches spread

~

there branches spread ( a brief poetical pondering )




there are some owls that prefer day

& eat no meat

chips are their prey


there are some fish that cannot swim

with flows they go

the water's whims


there are some trees with roots abound

above - their trunk

grows underground


there branches spread beneath the earth

a bit different

( for what it's worth )

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ungrazed knees

~

ungrazed knees ( a brief seasonal jaunt in that there rhyme )



then winter fell with ungrazed knees

some bells did knell

unleafed the trees


their branches bare - our numbing toes

it's everywhere

a white cock crows


i think of she, he & then them

sequentially

goodwill to men


excluding scum & wrong'uns too

no insects hum

no bluebells blue


our lucky scarves & uncursed gloves

look - a buzzard

soars high above


with ungrazed knees aye winter fell

i hope it treats

you kind & well

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soup issues

~

( soup issues, a brief poems )


too many cooks they ruin soup

the same applies

to chefs with toques


or is that broth? but broth's a soup

dotage pottage

that tinned stuff too


you've plot the lost - i've lost the stock

then chefs descend

the broth is off


as horses drink from led-to troughs

& leopards once

more change their spots

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thorntree lane

~

thorntree lane ( a brief poem )




i thought of you on thorntree lane

there was nought in the way of rain

the sky was dry - unstirred the drains

no ghost emerged

on thorntree lane


there are no trees on thorntree lane

not much beyond the shut café

as then 'twas night not t'other - day

no owl did hoot

on thorntree lane


there are no thorns on thorntree lane

this funny name eludes explain

i pause & feel my tickled brain

it thinks of you

oh thorntree lane

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needles in haystacks

~

needles in haystacks ( a brief rant )




needles

in haystacks

knitting

take that

maybe

payback

needless

needles

somewhere

in haystacks

somewhere

maybe

gravy

on your collar

staining

your haystacks

in needles

somewhere

maybe

weasels

with straight hats

& face masks

knitting

somewhere

plus straw too

in haystacks

( keep looking )

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