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The Malignancy of Sodomites
Joe Yes Did ewe hear the news No You gave been awarded a knighthood Why did they bother Because of your services to poetry You are taking the piss I know I am Do not scare me like that again Marrianne Marr I am the last person Who would be awarded a knighthood A dreaming […]
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The Structure of Whales
The winter storms had beached many whales Robboe was walking past their towering bones It was quite noticeable that the winds Has been hired to conduct the orchestra As mystical sounds could be heard All along the bleak and withdrawn beach My brother felt a deep sorrow for these huge creatures Who in time would breathe again and return […]
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A White Horse in December
A beautiful white horse passed me As I rode along a country lane Although the rider was anonymous The creature was quite beautiful It told me that later in the day I would make a troubled child very happy
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The Modigliani Girl
I am slightly above average height Not by much but it is noticeable My face is oval I have a gentle nose It flatters me My complexion is fair Although I sometimes look pale I have green and blue eyes Which look sad depending on my mood My hair colour is undetermined Cornfield mice slumber in […]
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Pauline Green Feathers
Pauline Green Feathers Lives in the lighthouse Near Clive Cliff Point Pauline was rescued From a shipwreck When she was very young And was adopted By the Barnes family She is the only Native American In this part of Cornwall
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A Bullet in the Right Place
What is your poem about Joe My Sunday Lunch Are you saying that the corrupt Will be punished Frozen Peas I always dream Of being a New World General With an option of sage and onion stuffing In my country we name our railways After John Hanning Speke and Richard Burton We name some of our […]
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The Beautiful Path from Sandgate
It is only a path Narrow in places But what a path Converted by the sea Sea huts and sea terraces All brightly coloured Are reflected On even the dullest of days Nicholas awaits your company
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The Big Snotty
I am on the edge Of a deep precipice The Big Snotty Has trapped me I am about to fall Into a dreadful chasm My energy Exhausted Long gone Will I am On a train to nowhere Drip drip drip I am being treated Like a Leper Office dressed I long for my bed A Lanctuary of Sove […]
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Hanoi Jane
Joe I was watching a home movie Shot a number of years ago By the father of my American friend Which showed him ripping up a magazine That featured Jane Fonda on the cover It was taken as the Vietnam War Was drawing to a close He does not speak Although he quietly mutters Bitch […]
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DEmoc DEmoc Democracy is Dead
Talk to me Lukas It is time to sleep It is time to weep Wet Sister Fabulous Hollow Reed pipes Men are Weak God Coloured Days