~

artichokes & out the other  ( one for the flannels )

…

in that mirrored 

cousin land

where everything is 

arse-to-front


there artichokes aren't

outside-in

with hearts exposed yet

leaves within


or so folk say - i've

yet to go

where dark suns glow &

echoes get

louder

...

 

~

the sheet here  (  a  p o e t r y  )

…

forests indoors

& storms in our heads

fields in our straw barns

& gardens in sheds


cobwebs on tongues

& spiders in scrawls

bees not in bonnets

but headscarves & shawls


ants in our pants

our huffs & our rasps

stubbled these palms are

so muddled our grasps


clues say dunno

it's any sod's guess

this is the sheet here

so add your own mess

...

~

crinkles, creases ‘n’ cracks  (  a  p o e m  )

…

crinkled sheets that crease come dawn

pavements on a crinkled morn

cricketers in crinkled whites

on the crease neath twinkled light


gone for six - a cracking shot

dimples furrow - man, that's hot ( ! )

quips not whips that's what we need

crinkled crisps & chips for tea

...

~

many, many tickets still available  (  p o e m  )

…

every night i fall

in the story of my life

it's a musical on ice

the reviews have not been nice


all critics are dicks

so i care not for their gripes

plus my legs look good in tights

& show on goes this shite

( called life )

...

~

answers on a postcard  (  a  t r u e  s t o r y  )

…

in this morning's post came

answers on a postcard


seventeen, red, tannin

scarfell pike, the coastguard


wensleydale, the shell suit

eight point two, a souffle


dick turpin & turnips

coots when wearing toupees


the friekorp & carrots

weasels, scurvy, herpes


mercury & parrots

mister topsy turvy


twenty six & nimrod

ishtar, indigestion


i assume their answers

unsure of their questions

( ? )

...