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cataracts & anoraks ( a p o e t r y )
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infrared & easter eggs internets & stools lemon tea's the steam ahead spittle spins the spools scribble squids & river rips kitchens sing & sink tingles ping the fingertips blither spins the brink podded peas & prosody reader ruff & gruff otters rig the lottery weasels run the rough cataracts & anoraks tapestries & crows badgers swing the battleaxe babble as she blows ...
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the loch ness monster ( a p o e t r y )
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weaves in the aether hits like a hittite thistles for breakfast pens of the glens whistles in woodland coughs like a comet hovercraft ankles naps as a gnat fluent in flemish uzbek & zulu drinks with the fishes sings-in the spring schemes with the weasles laughs like a pylon flies on a big broom kisses the moon ...
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dust & glow ( a p o e m )
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pinstriped piccolo dawn yawns mistletoe sun-spun bungalow buttress buffalo cheese balls eskimo bread bin tremolo breezed knees hammer throw inkpot stagger flow cobwebbed undertow bell-knell thunder-crow cress-head cicero sleep speak river row worm squirm ratio playlist radio birdsong flutter so tongue-sung dust & glow ...
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then – in ten ( a l i s t )
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wall-moss frogspawn backdoor bubblewrap nicknack beeswax crabbgrass paddywhack watt fours? encore ...
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pencils pentecost ( w r i t t e n j u s t l a s t w h i t s u n w i t h a p e n c i l )
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cataracts & anoraks
sneezing in the pollen air
weasels on a rocking chair
crackle static loft
binary & spidery
mizzle of the mistletoe
pigging in the middletoe
butter-fingers crossed
flipping brains & shipping lanes
robins of the goblin's hood
knelling in the belling wood
dongs of dental floss
cigarettes & inner-sweats
maidens of the raven's caw
clawing on a phantom door
clatter pasture's croft
sandwiches & languages
summer on a salad tongue
badger-nap & ballad-spun
speckle elfin socks
pantaloons & afternoons
poetry is pickled eggs
roses, legs & scrambled heads
pencils pentecost
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why sport? ( p o k i n g t h e p o i n t l e s s v o i d )
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liverchester drovers five in a nightie mancastle eff sea herpes & fleas chelspurs ewe-knighted sixty six on buttered toast squire-shire seesaw five million for six sweating in a pringle sweater seven under chaffinch swinging in the thicket's spew two over clover yelping on a court of snorts goose - deuce - goosegrass mister nickname - what's'isname? the frame & the match ...
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zebu wood, ambient tree ( t h e s e c o n d – c o u s i n o f b r e v i t y )
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zebu wood, ambient tree paints squall pilaster bread bin in broccoli swallow the hamster hares hoe fish-nourishment shall snakeskin bonce cement piss thirst aloud in tents zoopkeeper pilgrim shrew snow big get spin-round sieve tinsel tories blue bus them elves song sound jizz stench the door keys glow toes shall neigh his knight blow she-witch giant's flight bee bill crake hood fish-fight zoopkeeper pilgrim quince gourd, cash cow splitend us with sky skillet pea blow seacat the blend bagpipe in ferret hen pansies flea a flay wild deer knot wok sensei i'll laser bright & ray zoopkeeper pilgrim ...
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the brief memoirs of a pineapple ( a f r u i t y t a l e )
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my skin cut the lip of the sun-king my lopped top grew new roots i am not an apple a comet or the antichrist my death was flesh in rings & chunks ...
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same time next year? ( l i s t – p o e m )
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foxgloves gloves for foxes maelstroms beetroot soup borscht force seven letters cat naps vultures swoop crow nose feral fennel lute newt chicken coup umpire crystal scrying sneeze fit nincompoop crumble dust & custard skin flaps paratroop bugles cornish cornets maidens cock-a-hoop green grass cricket pitches moon noon pheasant poop peach breeze wake in whispers may then swan a loop ...
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thunder stuff ( a p o e m )
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marble arch, stomach march snapdragons & saturdays pillar post, interpose wizards zapping manta rays kettle song, echelon whistle ripple windermere unicorns, cuneiform drumming in the inner-ear everest, emirate crackles in the attic's beams chequered dog, shepherd frog clatters of the magic beans symphony, river scree ruffles on a blunderbuss buttercup, uppercut mumbles of the thunder stuff ...
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