rivers run the ocean

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rivers run the ocean  (  i t ‘ s  a  p o e m  &  t h a t ‘ s  t h a t  )

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rivers run the ocean

puddles seep the sea

emu in the bijou

bumble lea & key


copses stag the forest

staggers rut the wood

mildew in the hill view

robin hop & hood


wizards whisk the blizzards

lizards lick the snow

cashew in the shampoo

fingertip & toe


bumpkins spin the village

spinsters pin the tail

corkscrews in the horseshoes

sprinkle tor & dale


bubbles blow the babble

battles float the ship

flow through in the home brew

apple skin & pip


methods mist the magnets

shuffles shrew the shoe

voodoo in the tutu

askew & atchoo

...

 

& six

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& six  (  a  p o e t r y  )

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scatters in the cattle tracks

cataracts & ring

axles in the candle wax

badgers flap & sing


rudders in the undergrounds

sputter sound & sense

dragons in the run-agrounds

shudder pound & pence


tenors in the afternoons

marmalade & shred

talons in the pantaloons

parlour maid & bread


manga in the anagrams

rowan trees & rocks

canvas in the caravans

poetry & knocks


merlin in the myrtle wine

stir's the eye & blurred

turnips in the turpentine

bursts of pie & bird


serpents in the spindle trees

shit the beans & bricks

diesel in the middle seas

symphonies & six

...

one to five

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one to five  (  a  p o e t r y  )

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stagger stags the swan

adders antiphon

matchstick saddle song

cat skin saucisson

babble on & one


castor cracks the shrew

pollux cockatoos

bollocks buckles shoes

tuppence tangos spew

otter socks & two


lightning strikes the tree

riddles middle c

triple's ripple scree

triton's trilogy

blindness, mice & three


horsemen ten the door

spectacles of saw

seasons wall the floor

seaman crawl ashore

lizard legs & four


boron vees the hive

aether oars alive

pentagrammic drives

number mumbles dive

fingertips & five

...

 

spots ‘n’ specks

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spots ‘n’ specks  (  a n o t h e r  p o e t r y  )

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sunken suns & double checks

puddle crumbs of jumble jets

bumblebees & sorrel trees

drunken songs in bottle necks


river mist & weather decks

fingertips of feather flecks

timpanis & spindle trees

seven sees in rubber necks


tapestries & triple sec

tangle knees of bramble steps

pedantry & peasantry

summer spurts in turtle necks


gamma rays & castanets

salad daze of alphabets

symphonies & apple trees

dribble on in spots 'n' specks

...

inky sounds

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inky sounds  (  t h e r e ‘ s  n o  h a r m  i n  c h e c k i n g  )

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vesting, vesting

swan, two, string

flap the shat

& song the sing


nesting, nesting

swan, two, lake

egg the leg

& shoe the snake


cresting, cresting

swan, two, newt

eye the sky

& hoop the lute


wrestling, wrestling

swan, two, mask

hood the wood

& hat the tracks


necking, necking

swan, two, throat

clear the blear

& coat the stoat


tenting, tenting

swan, two, peg

toss the dross

& dredge the keg


sweating, sweating

swan, two, brow

quill the hill

& till the plough


flexing, fleshing

swan, two, three

crow the stones

& po - et - ry

...

 

slime for tea

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slime for tea  (  a n o t h e r  p o e t r y  t h i n g  )

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fingers flinch of builder's

bubble lea & broth

bramble is the scrambled

tangle in the trough


whispers whiff of vicar's

sugar suns & moons

diddle is the fiddled

riddle in the spoon


chatters chime of china's

pyramids & price

clatter is the badgered

babble in the bites


kettles sing of clippers

- dotted eyes & seas

storming is the morning's

sky in slime for tea

...

bread holes & ket rolls

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bread holes & ket rolls  (  a  p o e m z  )

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lawn scrolls & dead bowls

& shed in the hedgerow

war in the warbles

& swell in the yellow


flip foals & spring poles

& cook in the cuckoo

badge in the badger

& cash in the cashew


oak shoals & fish knolls

& rot in the forest

rat in the rattle

& drop in the porridge


bridge voles & bank trolls

a spot in the hopscotch

ship in the bishop

& hop in the swashed pot


road coal & hot tolls

a stash in the ashtray

rake in the baker

& ash in the sashay


bread holes & ket rolls

a toe in the thrown seed

pea in the peasant

& bone in the nosebleed

...

what, no poem?

~

what, no poem? (  u n a s h a m a b l y  f o n d  o f  t h e  r h o m b i  )

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the wind whisked the drafter

the frog clogged the flapper

the fog frisked the menthol

the crab grabbed the pencil


the boat sank the river

the slab cracked the mirror

the oat killed the onion

the shite chimed with bunion


the creak shat the paddle

the cat spat the babble

the imp nipped the riddle

the chimp sipped the piddle


the ant danced the aether

the pant thatched the weaver

the plug pulled the puddle

the mug wooled the huddle


the day dazed the noodle

the fudge smudged the doodle

the mole holed the bucket

the rat spat the fuck-it


the dog slurped the muesli

the cow chewed the qwerty

the cloud drowned the cow - aye

the squid ink ran dr

...

 

in duffel’s coat

~

in duffel’s coat  (  a n o t h e r  p o e m  )

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torpor, toggle, woggle on & breeze

dawdle doors in nobble's knees

mortar, water, hobble hop & bees

choral caws in portal's keys


dangle, tangle, avalon & on

bramble blinks in squinter's swan

mangel, spangle, mangle map & gone

jingles jig in sing-a-song


apple, gravel, grapple grasp & gasp

adders asp in ladder's rasp

babbles, battles, babylon & clasp

crackles snap in cackle's grasp


shuffle, knuckle, carnival & stoat

ruffles goat in puzzle's smoke

muffle, marble, barnacle & boat

bubbles float in duffel's coat

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