some call it autumn

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some call it autumn  (  s o u n d  o v e r  s e n s e  i n  1 6  l i n e s  )

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pastures pop the masterstrokes & chickens pox the coop

answers bop the antelopes & thicken broths the soup

tossers frock the opera cloaks & totters clog the boots

salad tops the ballad notes & fetters slop the sloop


letters speak the envelopes & lepers leap the loop

bubbles squeak the saddle soap & splinters eek the group

uncles seek the antidote & raptors sweep the swoop

easels clean the weasel throats & flutters sweet the flute


rifles link the cycle spokes & idylls chin the chute

trifles dim the idle folk & riddles wink the newt

wobbles spin the fiddled oak & gobbles swim the gloop

spirals sink the over-dotes & wrinkles sync the droop


scuffles scrape the after-notes & passion fakes the fruit

pressure plates the pleasure boats & tractors ape the troupe

terror shakes the horoscopes & laughter wakes the mute

muffles cape the duffel coat & nincom napes the poop

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prophecy broth

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prophecy broth  (  s o m e  m y s t i c  s m e g  )

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when the greenswards grey

seven elves shall eat late may

as the hoarse stoat neighs


then the nose shall spy

herrings mauve & kipper thighs

as the crowbar flies


yet the dexterous flea

perched within the chestnut tree

sings not of your knees


so the bilge shall bark

as the milkmaids face the lark

& the dark aardvarks

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satellites & marmalade

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satellites & marmalade  (  a  b r i e f  l i s t  p o e m  –  f a f f  n o t  f a t  )

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parachutes & roller blades

passion fruits & boulder clay

crested newts & collonades

pepper root & shoulder blades


northern lights & masquerades

water sprites & marinades

urbanites & delta ray

terabytes & hand grenades


tuba toots & overlaid

citrus fruits & rotor blades

water chutes & escapades

muddled boots & motorcades


appetites & garden spades

farenheits & darker days

underwrites & sparse arrays

satellites & marmalade

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whittles in me pickles

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whittles in me pickles  (  r h y m e s  l a t e  2 0 1 7  )

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pincers crab the apples

drizzle spits the spittle

feathers fluff the ruffles

topples in me skittles


whispers witch the cackles

yeoman blow the whistles

tossers cock the shuttles

wingers in me dribbles


guessers grasp the grapples

fuckers bone the brittle

grocers sprout the brussels

tingles in me tickles


even songs the chapels

builders shit the brickle

shimmer shims the shuffles

swindles in me swivels


thunder storms the castles

weasels stream the trickles

doubters snout the truffles

hammers in me sickles


burbles squirm the squiggles

dabblers dab the dapple

winter coats the duffel

nibbles in me quibbles


dodgers jam the raffel

triggers kiss the pistols

buskers miss the bustle

muddles in me mickles


spinners bowl the battles

sibyls mist the riddles

burbles burst the bubbles

whittles in me pickles

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plods in frost

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plods in frost  (  s i x t e e n  l i n e s  o f  s a l t  f o r  t h e  s e a s o n e d  )

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the cocks are crows - or so folk say

& egg's the head as shell's the lay

the snorts are mare & noughts are flossed

as autumn's chair it rocks in lofts


the bells are bats as cats they stray

& scrap's the flaps as bailed's the hay

the sun is spun & spurts of toss

& mint's the crisp as gobs are sloshed


the pen is swans & songs of splay

& slurred's the earth as curd's the whey

the span has ploughed & shroud's the croft

& farmed's the palm as hands are swashed


the die is iced & slide's the brae

& skimmed's the air as winds they flay

the squidge is dead - we've lost the squash

it's crunch in tread & plods in frost

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the annual shoehorn

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the annual shoehorn  (  f o r  s c u m d a y  &  a l l  t h a t  f u c k i n ‘  s h i t e  )

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dowsers rousing fire fighters

lepers lifting excavators

bottles peeing troubleshooters

letters essing escalators


sunders pipping underwriters

umber salting pepper shakers

warbles waltzing water coolers

wizards whipping candlemakers


slumber stoning overnighters

silver spooning lunar craters

pandas splashing paratroopers

titters topping undertakers


watchers spotting supervisors

weasels wheezing ventilatrors

nutters spitting gabbled goobers

tigers striping rattled sabres


havoc spawning organisers

pencils penning illustrators

losers lapping top computers

snoozers trawling dawdled acres


rambles mashing scrambled ciphers

swazzles swapping alternators

rubble rubbing rubber rulers

dwindles thinning nimble skaters


nipples nipping ankle biters

scooters tooting moderators

tudors roaming roman sewers

suitors frocking freckled sailors


buzzards bashing bishop's mitres

tossing scrapping tottered paper

sunken stumping drunken stooper

poodle spew

& see yous later

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trudge in the dithers

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trudge in the dithers  (  o n e  f o r  t h e  l i s t e r s  )

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trudge in the dithers & leaves in the line

fudge in the rivers & keys in the sign

cats in the whiskers & rats in the wine

nudge in the triggers & trees in the pine


kicks in the scissors & bales in the twine

sticks in the zippers & dales in the brine

stars in the sisters & baas in the swine

twists in the knickers & snails in the slime


quacks in the dippers & hums in the chime

flaps in the flickers & sun in the shine

sting in the blisters & swing in the vine

cracks in the mirrors & spun in the spine


ales in the bitters & mist in the clime

whales in the whispers & whips in the nine

dogs in the dinners & grog in the grime

tails in the titters & lists in the rhyme

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