sing-a-song of pylons

~

sing-a-song of pylons  (  i t  c a n  o n l y  b e  s p r i n g  )

…




sing-a-song of pylons

nutter, nurse & birds

twinkles in the ions

butter, whirr & burrs

fingers on a thyme bomb

sputter, burst - & 'erbz

sing-a-song of pylons

nutter, nurse & birds


hymn-a-ring of oxbows

rockets, rats & bats

simmers in the crossbows

knockers, gnats & cats

river tat the bongos

sticklebacks & sprats

hymn-a-ring of oxbows

rockets, rats & bats


whip-a-crack of attic

slipper, snap & loft

spittle in the static

dribble drop & waft

blither in the basket

conifer & croft

whip-a-crack of attic

slipper, snap & loft


jig-a-jog of jodhpurs

potteries & pants

triggers on the trotters

orreries & ants

squiggles in the scholars

glossaries & glance

otters in the tosser

lotteries & dance

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( a u t h o r  n o d e s  )

if you see someone

out & about

& you don't know them

& said person is looking in their pockets

don't go up to them

& ask them what they're looking for

- that's nosy & a bit wank

-

someone did that to me earlier

so i told them fuck off & mind their own business

& they deserved that

( wankers )

...

 

doctor otter’s pocket

~

doctor otter’s pocket  (  a  s t o r y  p o e m  )

…





bramble bursts the baron's

punctured rubber milkmaid

rivers oar the miller's

waterwheel 'n' sprocket


muffles moth the matron's

candlemas & lampshade

whispers spur the vicar's

lunar looper rocket


treacle tweeds the teacher's

weasel limbs & patches

spittle sticks the seaman's

mizzle-misted docket


fiddle fleas the miner's

collier dog & scratches

spindle spins the spider's

cider eyes in sockets


lasers ray the baker's

meter-reader robot

scramble cracks the eggman's

omelette bonce & pop it


corners war the speaker's

gruffle goat & soapbox

dangles hang the peaklands

curbar edge & frogget


leopards spot the shepherd's

polka dotted flock socks

squinter spins the spinster's

silver phantom locket


lepers lap the saucer's

welkin warbled whatnots

onions in the duffeled

doctor otter's pocket

...

on the way owl

~

on the way owl  (  a r e n ‘ t  w e  a l l  . . .  ?  )

…





yesterday's turnips

thunder & cumbric

scribbles in cloudburts

pebbles & ponds


doggerland trousers

oscan appendix

shingles in dingles

tawny & night


lamplight papyrus

mastodon measles

sails in the seaman

quaggas & cakes


glacial dodos

phantoms of carrots

snowy & bridges

hoots in the loot

...

( f u c k i t )

~

(  f u c k  i t  )  (  a  p o e m  )

…





whisper a petal

sing in the kettle

spittle & rivers

spin in the settle


stumble a trundle

stung in the bundle

mutters & mirrors

tongue in the mumble


yodel a chorus

odes in the walrus

skippers & scissors

tow in the tortoise


feather a florist

pox in the porridge

weather & wither

hops in the coppice


shepherd a farmer

pecks in the parlour

pillars & timber

shits in the harbour


thunder a coda

sun in the clover

under & quiver

glow in the over

...

 

sing a swan of thursdayed

~

sing a swan of thursdayed  (  a  p o e m  f o r  s t r o k e  o f  t o d a y  )

…





dot a dog of dash-slapped

pillocks on a hill

rubber duck & quack back

gibbons of the quill

as the bladder backpacks

jabber jack & jill

dot a dog of dash-slapped

pillocks on a hill


buzz a bee of drum-hummed

blithers on a walk

bumble sea & sun spun

titters of the torque

as the onions luncheon

& the bunions squawk

buzz a bee of drum-hummed

blithers on a walk


hop a frog of crocused

scrambles on a wold

bramble, egg & locus

coddles of the cold

as the speckles focus

scatter spell & scrolled

hop a frog of crocused

scrambles on a wold


sing a song of thursdayed

scribbles on a tor

river on & mermaids

mizzle of the moor

as the daze shats surveys

saddle wax & war

sing a song of thursdayed

scribbles on a tor

( - that's it )

...

 

circles in the burbles

~

circles in the burbles  (  a  p o e m  &  m e o p  a  )

…




...

circles in the burbles

knuckle dust & buster

swans-a-song a linger

fingers in the butter


fingers in the butter

limber spring & squinter

sing a dawn o' walrus

tortoise in the sprinter


tortoise in the sprinter

suckle sun & teeter

riddles spin the piddles

scribbles in the aether


scribbles in the aether

bubble burst & bursar

pincers pip the apples

mammals in the murmur


mammals in the murmur

natterjacks & natter

turtles tooting scooters

surplus in the adders


surplus in the adders

xanadu & looters

higher pi the vocals

kippers in the suitors


kippers in the suitors

rosaries & oval

lemon teas the curdles

twinkles in the tonal


twinkles in the tonal

stutter, slur & hurdles

gurgles in the gerbils

circles in the burbles

...