Poetry

auguries of tinnitus

I don't remember the Stone Age

or the Bronze Age

for that matter

;

I've never even heard of Rosencratz,

that Mastodon

or wiped out the Quagga.





Loose tiles on a vile Shrovetide

bits of brisk gale

& shards of dark shatter

-

no, sorry I don't own that nosedive

plus I've never seen toads fly

fuck off now

& scatter

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legerdemain(ia)


We Spell your many names

- we do

on assortments

of blank A4 pads,

neat pumice & tattered rags,

scribbled ink hand's;

riddles yet to understand.





We try to remember them all

in order

before they're once more

rearranged

compelled by forces

varied & strange

- we Spell your many names

...

the cress years


Yes 1 remembers cress

with a distinct fond

ness

the stubby sweaty thumbs

of its uncle-esque caress.





The way it laughed & cried

like turpentine

was far-right at times

& made myrtle wine.





Plus who can lest forget

the rash on its left elbow

that resembled

Rasputin or the Isle of Wight?

But that was many Manis

& several Lunas gone now

- mere dingy memories

dwindled of light

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Hello there & I hope you’re well on this fine Mundane.

I’ve written a book recently.

Its called … bracken english, 101 poems to read before you sigh

& you can buy it in book form on the links provided in this post-ad-shat.

I think I’ve added the links right. If not, just search it. Nothing is hidden…

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It’s not quite ready in Kindle form yet because until very recently I thought that was a chocolate egg with a free plastic shell that you could hide ‘stuff’ in when stuck where the sun don’t shine……………..(classic)

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Because I don’t normally blog, I thought I’d write a list of 10 almost interesting facts about this collection of discharges…You don’t have to read this & you’ve probably left the iron on anyway but as they used to say in the Navy; ‘friggate!’ – koz this is life on the (Froggatt) Edge…

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  1. Title … Bracken English is my style, a pun & a nod to Nature. 101 poems to read before you sigh is another pun. I love puns, they’re punderful & all the pun of the fair… (etc.)
  2. Language… I am dyslexic & lazy-complacent at times so there will be grammar mistakes & spelling guffs. I don’t like it when wankers get strict about these things. Rules are often there to be ignored. Let people do it how they want to. These are our words, don’t let the anal restrict because they enjoy that far too much… & anyway it all stems from the same source (Brain-Soul) & surely that is the point … ?
  3. Bad Language… There is bad language. Nothing too bad, just SHIT, FUCK, TWAT, SHITE, SHAT etc…
  4. Stories… A lot of these poems are stories really. Penned in the 1st person. 1 of my favourite poetry books & books generally is Seeing Stars by Simon Armitage. Everyone should own that book, it’s genius & they’re sort-of story poems. Blame the great man himself…
  5. Recurring Themes… Nature, Madness, Life, Oddness, Weird Love, Death,  Magic, Myth, Time & Reality… but it’s fun really… x
  6. God… God is a character that pops up a lot. I don’t mind God really though because he’s a tea drinker … (FACT)
  7. ISBN … 9781519692702  … Yep, movin’ on…
  8. Cover… I did the cover myself. The fearn photo was taken on a hill in the Pennines back in September, then modified in the lab. The written bit was stuck on with Micropore surgical tape. I have an Elastoplast allergy so there’s always plenty of that tape in my 1st aid kit-shit. Riveting stuff this… Nearly there…
  9. Name… resarf is my pen name. There are other resarfs online. I’m sad enough to have checked. There are several on Youtube & none of them are me. There’s also a chemical cleaning company in Dundee called Resarf. But I quite like that because I grew up reading the Beano before I got too mature for it & moved onto Viz… Alleyways, yes, it is Fraser backwards. That’s why I picked it. My main nickname in real life is Merlin & that’s even more unoriginal… & as the old Fraser motto goes … Je suis prest … So fuckin’ bring it on …
  10. I’ve run out of facts, make up your own & add here …………………….. Thank you for reading & take care, nice 1. Peace x

 

 

 

 

in between sneezes

In between sneezes

& disease related wheezes

sternutation

hesitation

mini lull world

destination.





Yes in between atchoos

this fragile bubble time

in lieu 

providing some respite

from gesundheit

- maybe it's cleared

nostrils crossed

disappeared

...

routine inquiries


It was probably a Tuesday or Thursday

so let's call it Wednesday

as a form of compromise.





It was either evening or early

so now it's afternoon - let's follow through

with no surprise.





They said their name was Graham or Susannah

so let's say Grahannah

in the absence of objections.





& they definitely went off in 1 of several directions

& that's all I recall Your Majesty

any further questions

?

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can i stroke your poetry?

Can I stroke your poetry?

Is it tame?

Has it had the vaccinations?

Is it house-trained

& almost tolerant of children

or will maim my face

all hate & nasty machinations?





Can your poetry

do any mad tricks?

the surrealsome 6, hex twig sticks & back flips,

or bury a mouthy pheasant

or perchance chase a bone

- oh please tell me is your poetry

sweet lovely's true epitome

& free 

to a fairly goodish home?

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