all clouds above are actors

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all clouds above are actors  (  e i g h t  l i n e  r e a d  )



all clouds above are actors

they're players of the sky

with ever-changing faces

they're thesping as they fly


the plot goes where that wind blows

its pace dictates the speed

at which their story unfolds

'tis high drama indeed

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the self-portrait of a fruit bowl

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the self-portrait of a fruit bowl  (  a  p o e m  &  a  t r u e  t a l e  )





the self-portrait of a fruit bowl

those oranges, apples & pears

with bananas to lend a hand

& plenty of berries in there


the self-portrait of a fruit bowl

plus nuts thus we've not lost the plot

they painted then when we were sleep

but don't ask us who painted what

( ? )

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ropy oak tree poetry

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ropy oak tree poetry  (  s o m e  r o p y  v e r s e  )





ropy oak tree poetry

the stuff all's heard before

its leaves are just like similes

its acorns - metaphors


in some ways we're all oak trees

with those seasons we grow

yeah then there's roots - of course green shoots

plus stormy winds can blow


ropy oak tree poetry

i'm strangely drawn to you

magnetically with extra weird

oh what else can i do?


but pen a little plod to thee

a piddle on me pad

it's ropy oak tree poetry

then somehow i feel glad

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feeding the ducks

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feeding the ducks  (  a  s i x t e e n  l i n e  r e a d  )





feeding the ducks

with stale bready crusts

ducks never cluck

yes ducks bring us luck


chickens - they cluck

as minstrels they pluck

feeding the ducks

no whirlpool here sucks


stale bready crusts

for ducks or their such

camels with humps

here waterfowl munch


felled trees are stumped

it's quarter past lunch

grateful those ducks

so quacks very much

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