hot acrostic buns …

f l o a t i n g

~

f l o a t i n g ( g n i t a o l f )

…

f eathers on a breeze

wafting with the season’s sneeze

flowing over i

l ighter than a ghost

higher than a toking pope

milkman in the sky

o nce upon a when

up above a cul-de-sac

heading for the moon

a s the chemists gas

then forever’s bubbles blow

in a bright balloon

t o magiona

or a green & sylphid land

from the bland of men

i t’s a plasma thing

meditate & levitate

bring a pad & pen

n otice so the ants

in the bowels of now’s below

in the shrinking town

g oing with the fro

glowing in a phantom boat

never floating down

…

s o l s t i c e

~

s o l s t i c e ( e c i t s l o s )

…

s outhern or northernmost

   sun on a seesaw

o nce the up is down

   or the down is up

l ower than an earthworm

  lofty like a goshawk

s pot the burning ball

   scramble up a hillock

t ry & lick its chin

   tickle both its elbows

i n a heavy coat

   in a light t-shirt

c amera in hand

   catch the sinking rise

e quinox in three months

   eggs in a circle

…

a u g u s t

~

a u g u s t ( t s u g u a )

…

a pples tumble down

   another summer stumbles

   ants soar above us

u nder shrouds of cloud

    ushering a hawthorn hue

    unicorns weeping

g reen is greengages

   gourdish hordes of cucumbers

   grass is golden bales

u mber is the sun

   until september nestles

   upon these thistles

s he will sneeze again

   swooping on the prickled fools

   soothsayers say so

t oads rain by teatime

   tomorrow pokes a wasp hive

   tossers scribble on

…

thundery spells

~

thundery spells ( sllep yrednuht )

…

t hunor or thor

twats a magic hammer

h urry indoors

home before the wars

u mbra up above

ushers goosebumps

n otice so the birds

not a’singing songs

d ucks await the rain

dogs shat bricks

e lephants stampede

elementals crackle

r umbles in the attic

roars from the loft

y ikes as indra strikes

yokels under yew trees

…

r e s t a r t s

~

r e s t a r t s ( s t r a t s e r )

…

r ing the rectal bell

      in the dingle’s dell

e dge a border’s line

      salt the seas of brine

s trike the iron plum

      ee the by of gum

t oss another turn

     as the normalzzz burn 

a mble on this track

      anoraks attack

r ock the rolling hills

      ruffle feathered quills

t wist a circle straight

      skating figure eights

s wift in swooping loops

      sing til supper soups

…

c a b b a g e s

~

c a b b a g e s ( s e g a b b a c )

…

c lumped in pissing patches

      cauliflower cousins

a nagram of begs a scab

      apostles of the bat’s broth

b etter fried than steamed

      brow beating laser brains

b lending men with vegetables

      biblical blithers

a phid magnets

      apophis’s fodder

g reat year harvest cheer

      gargles in the garden

e verything is spanners

      eat your bloody greens

s tep aside & breathe

      sing ’em assunder

…

s p a r k

~

s p a r k ( k r a p s )

…

s pring another hymn

shat from barren bowels

sewn seeds sprout

~

p luck from the aether

piss from empty bladders

pellets from the blessed owl

~

a nswer with arsenals

avacados, anoraks

apples & aardvarks

~

r elight the darkness

reinvent the trouser press

row y’bloody boat

~

k ettle on, seeking steam

kingfisher swishesque

– kick it up the fuckin’ arse

…

s c a t t e r s

~

s c a t t e r s ( s r e t t a c s )

…

s pring is in the wings
of a pigeon in a hole
c lutter flies the flag
like a weasel up a pole
a s the normalz dance
with the bollocks on the snooze
t hunder rumbles on
& an otter swims the blues
t ime is tickled green
in the even of the morn
e lephants forget
for the past is yet unborn
r unaway & bee
with the bumbles up the brae
s ing upon a hill
& buzz the scuzz away
…