modern folk

~

modern folk ( a pondering )




spring is old

yet spring is new

puzzling

but this is true

wander then

admire a view

praise the strange

then grab a pew



as we do

as sayings go

observe birds

the songs they know

by anon

from loads ago

we are trad

we're modern folk

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poetry from those roams along old roman roads

~

poetry from those roams along old roman roads ( some  v e r s e )



poetry from those roams

along old roman roads

yes the seasons they change

life it bears heavy loads

like a lorry or van

or a big fuck-off truck

have a wander on them

if you're down-bogged or stuck


so to speak in the mind

many wonders to find

as they campaigned they built

back in y'old brythonned times

ropy verse will emerge

trust me - i've channelled loads

as one plods through the odd

along old roman roads

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itch toes

~

itch toes ( a daft attempt at poetry ( for the universe ) )




oh cattle prods & caterpillars

rampaging boar, doggy dinners

arctic terns & drunken millers

cattle prods &

caterpillars



oh piffle vest & wonky cousins

dark donkeys in witchly covens

prussian junkers on percussion

piffle vest &

wonky cousins



oh marmalade & haunted haylofts

april powers foamy bathos

bits of chaos kept in clay pots

marmalade &

haunted haylofts



oh cardigans & green greengrocers

biscuit tins & dead composers

hopes as meadows - bee in clover

cardigans &

green greengrocers

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fun times ahead

~

fun times ahead ( a ‘ckin poetryz of )




i wouldn't know what

to play with fire anyway


chessboards would burn as

would decks of cards


plus all contact sports 

are an absolute no-no


( so )


let's play with glass shards

in bastard backyards

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keeping time

~

keeping time ( a precautionary tale )




i like to keep a spare afternoon

in my pocket

next to them keys

which i always need


& a pleasant evening

around my neck

kept in a locket

( only to be opened

during emergencies )

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on the sheet

~

on the sheet ( some sheet )



we're on the sheet

yes as we do

once more unto

a sheet or two

a sneeze - achoo

a squeeky shoe

good morning all

good evening you


bring me my ink

my shitty pens

& special lens

for hidden gems

please some of them

aye know thy sen

we're on the sheet

again

( the end )

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( author notes )

in case you were unaware

sen means self,

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