the gist of things

Twas a stormless night

when the incident with the euphonium

low cloud yet quitish bright

triggered pandemonium. 





The chickens they ran amok

as the church bells sang of the end of the of days

the vicar was touched by a form of shock

like headless poultry - mad cluckers all crazed.





& then it almost rained frogs

as the cries of terror-shit topped  deafening

plus miaows from confused dogs

almost but definitely threatening. 





& so without further ado-ACHOO

in the absence of thunder claps or any last requests

bless you - yes I have the sniffles too

hereby thence sentence you to death

...












the haunted city



6 miles

to the south of here

the haunted city lies;

Celtic, Roman, Saxon, Norse

- the Normans of course

yes, built by times.





& I like to pop in

on a Wednesday;

bother the library,

have a chat with lamp posts

plus stock up on toiletries

from Mother-Poundland

but bus it home before dark mind

for fear of phantoms





ghosts

...














climb ing

Almost at the top

I turn around to the valley

behind the bulk of what's been climbed

since gradient is in decline.





The village below looks like

a tiny model-village

yet less detail - fainter, scant

plus populated by ants.





The clouds above me still they

don't seem that much closer

which can only be an illusion

as the Sky Gods thrive on confusion.





& then a murmur utters 'further'

determination reapplied

(very) almost at the top now

but what lies

beyond the other side

?

...