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wake the deaf & sign on

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wake the deaf & sign on  (  k i s s  m y  r h y m e z  ,  y  o u  p i l c h a r d  )

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wake the deaf & sign on

once upon a corkscrew

wizards in the whiplash

blizzards in the fall through


crust the rust of pylons

kid the skid of goat's rue

puddles in the splish splash

bubbles in the home brew


spin the dim of shine on

panda-punch the bamboo

carrots in the mishmash

havoc in the shampoo


span the hands of time bombs

gob the slob of gum spews

rivers in the kick backs

scissors in the kung fu


churn the turn of right ons

fondles in the fondue

manna in the drip drabs

spanners in the cashews


plod the stead of microns

blessings in the achoo

stutters in the slip back

sputters in the statues


can the scams of icons

wanders in the where to

wriggles in the skin rash

fiddles in the hairdo


chase the waves of bygones

vomit in the voodoo

scuffles in the syntax

shuffles in the new shoes

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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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all soul’s day

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all soul’s day  (  a  p o e m  f o r  y e s t e r d a y  )

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speckles breezing tangent planes

settles leaving stagnant trains

shekels counting counterclaims

nettles weaving plangent chains


fiddles stringing weather vanes

riddles springing feather fains

portals snorting water mains

scribbles singing heather flames


cobbles stalking trodden lanes

bobbles talking cotton strains

mottles hushing hurricanes

wobbles horsing rotten reins


barrels scraping middle names

bottles shaping picture frames

raffles rasping acid rain

babbles aping lizard brains

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fish in mope

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fish in mope  (  a  s i g h  )

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plucking hens & clucking nestles

fucking pens & thrusting pedals

plucking air & sucking pebbles

hopping splosh & spin in speckles


gasping breath & thrashing mettle

clasping clefs & masking treble

facing bass & chasing freckles

pushing on & dog in kennels


dredging wells & shelling sheckels

knelling bells & yelling heckles

felling trees & wheezing feral

sinking ships & shitting vessels


missing cats & stinging nettles

sticking facts & clinging kettles

pissing swish & swishing petals

fish in mope & hope things settle

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gloam sweet gloam

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gloam sweet gloam  (  a  p o e m  f o r  s u n d a y  e t  a l  . . .  )

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jumbles jump the mumble

jungles jinx the jingle

nutters span the attic

witches in the grindle


dashes slap the stumbles

clashes tap the cymbals

crackles whip the static

squirrels in the dingle


apples pip the crumbles

grapples swine the swindle

manic pipes the magic

bristles in the brindle


fondles feel the fumble

tonsils speak the lingual

woven weaves the fabric

spoken rungs the spindle


stomachs tum the rumble

thunder thumbs the thimble

warbles fright the rabbits

dawdles sprite the nimble


adders snake the rundle

ladders shake the twinkle

haddock hicks the habit

havoc spits the simple


draymans toast the trundle

ravens crow the wrinkles

roses sniff the plastic

noses whiff the dimples


petals fluff the fungal

pebbles rough the shingle

staggers trawl the traffic

stutters stall the dwindle

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average hare daze

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average hare daze  (   a  t r u e  s t o r y  t h a t  m i g h t  b e  a  f i l m  s o o n  )

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morning mists the ginger beer

yawning fists the brigadier

awning warns the apple carts

puddles punch the puppeteers


after moons the lunar blear

adders spoon the souvenirs

pastors pass the poisoned darts

olives oil the engineers


cackles eve the cavaliers

shackles heave the balladeers

jackals lick the lemon tarts

pandas prang the pamphleteers


hobbles night the cripple clear

wobbles bite the interfere

bobbles throb the sunken starts

bedfordshire & dissapear

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