Archive for the 'Poems' Category
Sunday, May 26th, 2019
To assault a banana is to create a drama but not for the farmer who likes to salt his narnas to feed to his llamas who actually prefer sultanas resulting in a banana-rama of banana munching llamas Oh what a palaver The banana-rama of salting a narna Which is really insulting to bananas As it […]
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
There’s a Timmy Puss and a Minni Puss And don’t forget about the Betsy Boo! There’s the Mistry Cat, who knocks the kittens flat And don’t forget about old Clancy too He’s a rather fancy tortious-shell and tabby And they all purr together at the Snell-Pym zoo! The Snell-Pym zoooooooooooo! There’s a Jeany-Bow who is […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
It’s 6:30, it’s barely dawn I reach and stretch and yawn Must be quiet Must be quick Climb on my window sill with a stick And with it reach the window next door Tap tap tap I go And wait and tap once more Ah a movement yes! He’s awake There’s a crop circle but […]
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Monday, May 6th, 2019
Come to me my little lover Angel of beauty with softest lips Come to me my gentle one Strong and kind with a sharpness Wit and humour make you great I miss you when you are gone I crave you with my all – as I promised on the day of matrimony Come to me […]
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Sunday, April 28th, 2019
I am the only person in my family to go to university They were so proud of me With a future to find Qualified And science too! Nice and practical Almost engineering Practically a craft But I betrayed them Am I down mines finding coal? No Am I earning a slick mint in the city? […]
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Sunday, April 21st, 2019
Jean is the little girl With the hair that likes to curl And she likes a buttered bun
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Large red heart shaped Waiting to ensnare Lighter at the core Soft succulent A summer treat Artificail coxed to a sad perfection You are over priced Over engorged Watery and compared to your ragga muffin ancestor – Insipid For the races, For the hotels For Pimms with ice and mint But as nothing to the […]
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Saturday, April 6th, 2019
Sound crashes over me Continuos wave of noise Distorting Intent Blurring distinctions People here, people there Concephany of voices Esculating with the day Hemming my thoughts No distinction of words Just thunder booming Loud undulations Growing intense Making me smaller Retreat in silence
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Thursday, March 21st, 2019
Boiled eggs Fried eggs Poached eggs Pickled eggs Curried eggs Scotched eggs Scrambled eggs Nest eggs Golden eggs Chocolate eggs!
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Saturday, March 16th, 2019
Ghost of the ghetto Your shadow is long Reaching the present In teachings and films Ghost of the ghetto The nightmares of man Clouding the mind Of one who was never there Ghost of the ghetto the I look to you Is my fathers fear Of you of the hate from which you grew Ghost […]
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