~
in reply ( ylper ni )
…
probably yes
but otherwise, no
sticky toffee pudding
with vanilla custard ice cream
twice – both times
in a travelodge car park
almost certainly
but pencil in a maybe
underneath the beams
of a blue new moon
the mandible jaw
of a saber tooth tiger
the eighty eighth of may
’til the forty fourth of august
only if you blow both elbows
…
~
light a candle ( eldnac a thgil )
…
when the world’s a swirling whirl
dive the deep & seek a pearl
( squirming worms beneath the skin )
yesterday’s today again
singing of a baked refrain
( leaping beans within a tin )
close y’ eyes & count t’ three
mrs. plasma’s shining – see
( then the vicar’s knickers spin )
as the phantom even’ dawns
& a farting farmer yawns
( stroke y’ toes & twiddle chin )
breezes whisper under breath
let the doctors dance with death
( light a candle – let’s begin )
it’s the riddle of the night
spark the dark & watch a sprite
( weaving on the out of in )
…
~
mid-morning’s revenge ( egnever s’gninrom-dim )
…
as my trusty hose
flows behind a drystone wall
coffee bladders all
…
~
silent start ( trats tnelis )
…
dawn mimes a yawn
see with subtitles
unplug headphones
speakers unspeak
float as a stoat
in a magic dream coat
walk with the paws
of a feline ninja
note like a book
then with a pen
phantom g in gnarl
secret p in ptarmigan
double u in whore
all is before
back from the past
fruitful is a future
statues snooze
so gnostic gnomes
twist knight knickers
wrens wriggle then
clouds unshroud
owls count sheep
in the mizzle’s creep
when poltergeists sleep
…
~
as the saying glows ( dwolg gniyas eht sa )
…
middle of the mourning
riddle of the night
light the good flight
clutching at strawberries
as the saying glows
with buttercup fingers
may contain nutmeg
speak when spoken tulips
you shut your goblin
little so & soy
do you feel the lovage?
too many cuckoos
soil the broth
…
~
sound & schism ( msihcs & dnuos )
…
dead is yester’s year
hecatombs of human meat
meet the fading here
with a mouthless grin
gormless calls & normalzzz falls
tumbles down & in
lo, the rabid bark
science & psychosis wed
lark beyond this dark
hark, the distant strings
underwater but above
note the folk of rings
as the goblins stir
serpents sleep neath compost heaps
with a lion’s purr
while the woodland weeps
like an onion farmer’s cock
still this even’ creeps
sing another’s day
multiversal mirror lands
dancing with the fae
…
~
us organics ( scinsgro su )
…
us organics
sing beyond the swan
bats in the belfry
is healthier than bots
fuck that magic
darker than the crack
of a shadow man’s arse
or the ashes of a crow
us organics
us true humanoids
not masked cattle
or reductionist androids
pan not panic
laughter in the wood
pole shifts twisting
unloosened shrews
us organics
see the rhyme of time
in one-way train rides
to old normal borstal
as per ghouls
& jobsworths in jackboots
gulags looming
like a furry in an nursery
…
~
rivers on the run ( nur eht no srevir )
…
live ‘n’ letter diagrams
westerly wheezes
dazes in a floral chain
rabbit with a gun
diametric diaphragms
firefly friezes
gibbons on a lizard brain
underneath the sun
hypnotists ‘n’ holograms
hopes ‘n’ smoked cheeses
wobbles on a cobbled lane
icing on a bun
logarithmic monograms
pantomime pleases
porpoises in pouring rain
twiddle’s fiddle-dum
iridescent pentagrams
peppermint sneezes
operation paper plane
rivers on the run
telepathic telegrams
bumblebee breezes
bonce upon a once again
quill the deed is done
…
~
first love ( evol tsrif )
…
licking her out
under oak tree boughs
of a sunny afternoon
walking in the park
with her in my hand
by the brass bandstand
supping as she drips
in the sweet heat here
on the promenade / pier
sauce & toppings too
butterscotch & ground nuts
oh, my dream, ice cream
…
~
hence in eleven ( nevele ni ecneh )
…
hi-vis
vest strings
west winds
lo-fi
field day
day-glo
robin hood
dogwood
mistle thrush
cat naps
& thistle milk
…
