inside information

several drops of tea

should be spilled ceremoniously

as a libation

to the carpet lares

the hirsute hobs

plus all the rugged gods

& as an act

of admiration

of veneration

reverence respect

then slurp the rest

...

february’s feathery

tongues are furry

waves are wavy 

sheep are sheepish

justice

scaly

palms are hairy

all of 'em

every

september's a member

but february's feathery

...

feb

solmonath 

mud bath

lententide 

valentine

hill hikes

 fill dyke

vernal sounds 

burial mounds

springtime pocus

 hocus

 crocus 

frosty stings

 birds sing

feathery

 february

...

the poetry

pen

check

pad

check

all hands

on deck





ink

check

Petr

Čech

treaty

Utrecht





Quebec

Aztec

discotheque

chicken 

neck





madness

cay sera

add words

et voila

...

easter card list

cauliflowers

heather

collecting

feathers

eleanor

of aquitaine

thorpe cloud

turin shroud

apple pips

wednesdays

mismanaged

antelopes

hauntings

artichokes

marzipan

envelopes

...

pillar of the community

i'm a pillar of the community

the council named a bus stop

after me

to honour my extensive good

r.e local charities

then in 2012

a special luncheon was held

where the mayor shook my hand

- DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

...

the punch & judy man

mother used to warn

with the sterness of a storm

'please stay away

from that punch & judy man

yes - by all means be amused

by his swazzley domestic abuse

but never-ever-ever

accept sweets from his hand

 or take him up on the offer

of a lift in his van'





everyone knew really

...

offerings (how to try)

offer your plans

to the warm blue hands

of confusion

let it nurture them

let them feed off its odd

let it nestle them

let it be their god

then put this faith

in the obscure things & the details

like moss & lichen on a post

an opaque stain on the dog-shelf

the many traces of utmost

& the rest should look after itself

... 





(author notes; dog-shelf is slang for floor)

what friends are for

Let them eat Kate

let them eat Dave

let them eat Sue

she's on the menu too.



Let them eat Brian

let them eat Ryan

let them eat Hugh

ideally in a stew.



Let them eat Eve

let them eat Steve

spit roasted

on a rotisserie.



Let them eat Martha

let them eat Arthur

let them eat Clara

- yes everyone but me

...

codswallop & toss bollocks

Pointless

like the n in column,

a really shit

or possibly confused sword

or Richard Osman.





Whitsun,

Christmas

- yes the possibilities aren't list-less.





Culinary mushrooms,

pot holing,

welly wanging

& cheese rolling.





Murder,

horrible things,

nice people

- oh & salt & vinegar crisps

plus probably reading this.

Sorry

...