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The Tissue Box at the Edge of the Universe
How are you feeling Stan Rough still You have caught a chill Possibly It may have been when you got soaked the other day at the game I know but football is my mistress And I am your wife I do wish that you shared my passion Jane For twenty two grown men running around a field […]
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I Am Love & Siberia
I Am Love & Siberia Are my best friends We often holiday together And discuss whether closed Railway stations are identical To the railway stations That are still in use I often see reflections in winter puddles But do these reflections Exist on hot summer days This is a Siberian question We discuss these questions […]
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The Breakfast Table
I have just photographed our breakfast table Just to record its ordinary history Milk Coffee Toast and Flakes Await us both at the end of our dreams
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The Centre of the Known Universe
I wonder if I am actually recording The Centre of the Known Universe You are photographing trains Stan Yoo often photograph trains You have spelt you incorrectly Jane This is what I hate about yoo You have have spelt itt incorrectly Jane Spelling is not a strong point of yours I know how to spell cunt […]
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George Lewis
I met a man who told me that his name was George Lewis In the Cafe Lea charity shop this afternoon I was looking for a set of forks with ivory handles This man smelt vaguely of the farm which surprised me As one does not find many farms in area of Kings X He […]
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Mindfuck Camus
n one of my dreams recently I derailed an express train By throwing an errant pen Under its wheels Six people were injured Because I had smudged My much loved drawing I was sitting in a large church Built on the soil of the county A lecture was in progress And soon a swastika was […]
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In Front of the Microphone
I am sitting here uncomfortably In front of a BBC microphone Reading my poetry to the world I am wearing a green woolen sweater Which was a recent Christmas present Please pray for me my friends
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Monza
On the whole cats are afraid of me Which I find puzzling as I am gentle And exceedingly kind to ladybirds
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The Finest City High Time Crashed
Oh Dreams Oh Dreams I was in a German camp Where atrocities had taken place But I was a guard on the gate An innocent guard A wooden gate Painted red and white Occasionally soldiers came down for a smoke Or to wash their hands In the wooden bucket on the path to the latrines The […]
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The Stour in Flood
During the long warm months These ancient steps encourage leisure But not today as they are quite submerged By the winter rivers mindless turbulence