c a n d le

~

c a n d l e ( e l d n a c )

…

c atch a moth or two

croon a silent siren song

creeping down the wick

a s the moon’s in bloom

after darkness – spark a sprite

aflame us a path

n imble as an imp

ninja-esque – the frills ‘n’ spills

now the sun is dead

d ance a plasma prance

drip within this thirsting dim

dribble waxen drops

l ight a brighter night

lantern shades of oberon

let the seekers see

e at this phantom black

echo if the to is fro

elementalz friend

…

god save the bookworm

~

god save the bookworm ( mrowkoob eht evas dog )

…

for ages ‘n’ ages
so as old as crocodiles
they lived in the pages

until the machines
suckers of the spirit’s spunk
the black magic beans

a marvellous hovel
climb the hills of history
the heart of a novel

a squirm upon sheets
a dance beneath the must ‘n’ dust
the little worm eats

the nectar of inklings
& languages as sandwiches
the startles of twinklings

& then the bells rang
& even nuns supped dictionary
the poems still sang

before all the patter
of bock a foe’s scrotal sac
& clatter on twatter

a turd in y’ ear
keep the time t’ read each day
or they’ll disappear

…

goblin soup

~

goblin soup ( puos nilbog )

…

goblin soup, goblin soup

once upon a loon the loop

gibbons waxing gibbous moons

slurping spoons of goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

chuckles in a chicken coup

rubber walls & all is balls

that’s the badger – goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

buzzing as the buzzards swoop

but the buttress buttercups

sipping sups of goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

dancing as the branches droop

under pickled onion suns

thirsting for that goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

sniff a whiff of autumn’s hoop

on a wander with a wand

singing songs of goblin soup

goblin soup, goblin soup

normalzzz is a nincompoop

when the elfin zephyr spins

neck a tin of goblin soup

…

the things we dream

~

the things we dream ( maerd ew sgniht eht )

…

bits of yesterdaze
kiss tomorrow’s lips
unwritten inklings
the shape of a poem

paper plane tickets
a whale in the dales
necromantic twitchers
resurrecting dodos

splashes of flashbacks
from crap past lives
the simp who drank the milk
from cleopatra’s bathtub

cowherds on mu
accountants on atlantis
running from the flood
& hordes of zombie in-laws

mares in the nightie
where the buggers bite
then the leverets play
hares of the day

waking with a grin
once we’ve lobbed rotten veg
at old headmasters
stuck in the stocks

…

oh, groany bones

~

oh, groany bones ( senob ynoorg ,ho )

…

jigsaw eyes see

hello, hollow water

holes in the soles

of tuesday’s shoes

dripping bits of wednesday

sooner than expected

p’s jumping q’s

in my alphabet soup

where’s is the fly?

scribble i & sigh

somewhere other

– locked in your airing cupboard

…

please bear in mind

~

please bear in mind ( dnim ni raeb esaelp )

…

leaves on the line

saturday teatime

sixteen down

owls underground

sodium hydroxide

caesar’s word salad

seventeen across

broken biscuit english

a pebble in your shoe

two pied wagtails

phasers set to stun

the moon beneath the sun

the shape of last wednesday’s

iridescent chinstrap

horizontal lightning

& impromptu picnics

…

dream snippet sheet

~

dream snippet sheet ( teehs teppins maerd )

…

freddie mercury

sang living on my own

on the planet mercury

to an audience of owls

& trans-nightjars

who identify as owls

( species is a social construct )

meanwhile on earth,

the prophet-man muhammad

plays a set of swingball

with a then fluorescent ewok

upon the mossy lawn

watch that backhand

– three treecreepers

four white stags

on the tip of mam tor

krishna-christ tickles

the toe’s of anne frank’s kitty

who his so well

that the nazis never found her

sevens suns rose

like muffins in the oven

said your step-godmother

but dressed as an elf

in a telepath tongue

( ? )

…