~
the kit ( tik eht )
…
flavour of the moth
~
flavour of the moth ( htom eht fo ruovalf )
…
a punch in the balls
of sun-shunning cousins
lepidoptera emperors
elephantine hawks
sweet silken metaphors
& eaters of socks
them that hang with rabid cats
flaps between the bats
rising up with phosphorous
in the gloaming’s ghost
flutters of a sputtering
as an owlet howls
wing a spread – like butterflies
in the sweats of night
taste the licks of light again
– my tongue
is a flame
…
anthony n.p.c
~
anthony n.p.c ( c.p.n ynohtna )
…
time twisting space
untied shoelaces
pennies from comets
manna from the sky gods
black dog turds
dead red ants
cow brown mud
the myth of solid ground
found backdoor keys
silver snail trails
pavement cracks hungering
rose petal snow
as you plod along
in your normalzzzzzzz world
clumps of chewing gum
under your footsteps
…
july in five
~
july in five ( evif ni yluj )
…
mumbles of thunder
tractor tailbacks
fumbles on haystacks
bumbling bees
& raspberries
…
the nu-normalzzzzzzz …
~
the nu-normalzzzzzzz … ( … zzzzzzzlamorn-un eht )
…
listen to the snooze
& shat y’ padded pants
wipe y’ backside
with stockpiled bog roll
bang on pans ‘n’ pots
like a toddler on drums
live online
& shun the sun’s shine
eat baked beans
with y’ fingers from the tin
flea outdoors
& face the town’s clown frown
support y’ local shop
& the latest global race war
or you’re a wrong’un
soon to be erased
keep two metres
like chevrons on the m1
sneeze with caution
– it’s pantomime season
wash them hands
or a dying nan dies
fight the phantom flight
like a bear swatting flies
wear a sterilised
yashmak on the bus
be a good robot
a prole with no soul
…
another summer daze
~
another summer daze ( ezad remmus rehtona )
…
tripping on cowslips
swift swish salad daze
grey greens undergrowth
clouds burst bubble gum
sneeze breeze inbetween
sun spots polka dots
seesaw sauropods
bright white bicycle
backspin radishes
bluebird afternoons
dogwood ditherings
wrong tree barbecue
long dark garden hose
goosegrass wickets stick
sweet pea bottleneck
beetroot echelon
flipflop phonics foam
spume bank river run
snail trail laser gun
deep sea gulliver
gung-ho oberon
purr, persephone
catnap letterheads
nettle soup spoon loon
…
twisting tales
~
twisting tales ( selat gnitsiwt )
…
the dream was not a dream
until the dreamer dreamt
of bends within beginnings
& stings in twisting tales
a spanner in the quirks
a hornet in an apiary
the beige beyond the rage
& so the serpents sing
of scorpions at war
the milkman is a hobgoblin
the sea is up above
& ground is underground
the wolf is but a sheep
& shepherd boys are androids
the sun was once the moon
the stars are distant candles
the secret is the garden
the butler was a patsy
who couldn’t kill a fly
a monkey wrote the bible
your uncle is a goat
your godmother’s an antelope
the whirled is spun with mirrors
& this is not a poem
( gotcha )
…
jack o’ the greenswards
~
jack o’ the greenswards ( sdrawsneerg eht ‘o kcaj )
…
seek the hillocks of green
king of inbetween
bee a pillock & fly
glint in winter’s eye
pop a bubble or two
summer is the glue
spin the land of the edge
hoggets in a hedge
yonder’s carrots ‘n’ kicks
swimming through the styx
shun suburbia’s lull
mute the screaming skull
from the gland of the grey
lanterning the way
round the back of the town
jumping up ‘n’ down
…
four saplings
~
four saplings ( sgnilpas ruof )
…
a magnetic birch
an ever-burning ash
an invisible alder
& a monkey puzzle solver
( tree )
…
yesterday’s poem
~
yesterday’s poem ( meop s’yadretsey )
…
resarf poetry 