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gaps, gaffs ‘n’ naps  (  a  p o e t r y  )

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suck's the lemon shred shed

in the onion spun head

as a pear

snares the fare

in the nectarine bed


spud's the rubber duck wall

in the watercress hall

as a ghost

stokes the stove

in the coma-toes stall


plum's the podded pea dog

in the broccoli bog

as a horse

snorts the porch

in the fennel fen fog


sup's the shepherd red grape

in the leopard-led ape

as an owl

howls the towel

in the speckled rabe scrape


pluck's the carrot top frost

in the sugar snap loft

as a bat

blacks the flap

in the salad toss swash


bud's the butter bean spouse

in the russet brown blouse

as an imp

suds the sink

in the grocer's green house

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‘never been to mars  (  m u s i n g s  )

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but i used to live on marzipan

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easter card list  (  s o m e  o ‘  t h a t  )

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crocodile well dressing

tutankhamun hologram

athlete's foot spa avalanche

telepathic camel toe

labyrinthine caramel

otter crofter hovercraft

badger basket nuclei

simmer sinnel

poltergeist

...

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alphabets & soup spoons  (  a  p o e t r y  )

…

alphabets & soup spoons

castanets & moons

hedgerows - echoes

alkanets & prunes


shepherd flocks & sod socks

leopard spots & clocks

brambles - tangles

desert fox & woks


galaxies & gadfly

pantomime & pie

nose bleeds - sew seeds

calamine & rye


dictionaries & dipsticks

dignitaries & bricks

seesaws - seashores

bits of lists & ticks

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pythagoras armbands  (  a  s h i t e k u  )

…

a tit in the dusk


a war in the walrus tusk


a lick in the thorn


...

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egg’s the feb  (  a  p o e t r y  )

…

wobble's the cobbles of cob's the web

talon's the salmon & spit's the spawn

speckle's the settle as shell's the tread

enter's the tenter & dog's the dawn


warble's the chorus of thaw's the thread

muddle's the puddle & ear's the corn

puzzled's the porpoise as leg's the ebb

leopard's the shepherd & shear's the shorn


blubber's the lovers of lead's the head

stencil's the pencil & mud's the morn

riddle's the scribbles as spurt's the spread

bubble's the muddles & bud's the brawn


blathers the badgers of breath's the dead

patter's the pastures & yew's the yawn

ruffle's the rooster as egg's the feb

para's the trooper & storm's the form

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wet underfoot  (  a  p o e m  )

…

pond pokes the puddle & swan songs the land

on boats the struggle & brass blasts the band

splat peas the pasture as lake seas the lea

frog hops the fuddle & sing rings the spanned


duck backs the stature & damp clams the brain

quack squids the faster & drip squibs the rain

thirst blurs the muddle as swish fish the tree

burst cracks the puddle & rat twats the drain


brown boots the burble & drown spews the cud

earth flutes the gurgle & down lutes the thud

squelch roars the chorus as score spores the scree

belch blows the chorus & roar flows the mud


drip drops the otter & brim dims the ditch

lip quips the river & kiss whips the bridge

splodge dogs the opera as splat bogs the key

trod plops the sodden & pop plods the squidge

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