( ? )

the gate-rule-code

~

the gate-rule-code  (  s o m e  v e r s e  )

…



trespassers will be spotted

then swatted like a fly

plod free but respect boundaries

within this countryside


so leave open gates open

& keep them closed gates closed

climb at their hinges ( if needs be )

this is the gate-rule-code


or sheep flocks will get muddled

cows will follow you home

the farmers will retaliate

stay thinking as you roam


enjoy these fields & pastures

their changes through the year

yet keep in mind all of this time

you're far from alone here

...

beneath them pines

~

beneath them pines (  s o m e  v e r s e )

…



beneath them pines

those pinely trees

i pause to feel

a timely breeze

then sense the scents

which remind me

of toilets clean

thrones for queens


beneath them pines

there evergreen

thoughts of first cars

fresh as taxis

disinfectant

my mind is free

to dream of these

beneath pine trees

...

that’s the badger

~

that’s the badger (  s o m e  v e r s e  )

…


as toads they crawl

as deer they stagger

& vipers stir

slithers the adder


as jacobs climb

up their stepladders

& crimz strut with

a certain swagger


as flies they hide

from the flycatcher

& fools blather

jibber then jabber


as raptors soar

& squirrels gather

i spot a brock

aye - that's the badger

...

bloody intros …

~

bloody intros … ( another stab at the shit but not a shit-stab )

…



once upon a whirlpool

with a flemish welder

accordion legend

& privy the elder

lift that curlew curfew

shout it down the cloisters

where dusty nuns shuffle

& them wrong'uns loiter



everything's a jigsaw

ballet, bats & ballads

watch those statues blink as

cannibals eat salads

elsewhere pastry's flaking

slowly stirs yon field mouse

judge's wigs fool no one

welcome to my tree house

...

a pair o’ bears

~

a pair o’ bears ( some verse )

…


so bear in mind

what sort of bear?

how long have you

had a bear there?

beneath your skull

a cosy fit

there must be woods

so it can shit



so bear with me

but where's the bear?

invisible

you'll stare then stare

it's close - you'll seek

you'll never find

as i too have

the mental kind

...