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May 2025 Collage Poem: Recent Encounters
In the toxic basement locked a querulous dog
tethered to a bench speaks out
Grumbling robots put washing up
liquid in Grandpa’s pipe as the
trains come & the trains go
The space between the stars
I failed my Latin exam in the high dusty hall
the guy next to me kept asking
How soon is now? and What difference does it make?
I watched the trains come, I wat...
Friday 9th May 2025 7:21 am
March 2025 Collage Poem: Paranormal Thinking
Bed-blocking King Duncan’s lifeless form
Kisses his lips sweaty T-shirts
Like a dandy rabbit this man once more.
What chance have we under the Dunelm Duvet
Goyt and Tame together plan the hit
on Lady of the North with a poker and coal scuttle
To remove the thorn from the flesh
of the knuckled finger-splitting hand
In a white blank room the die hard
poets r...
Thursday 13th March 2025 10:30 pm
January 2025 Collage Poem: Best Not to Know
If God is real he has blue blood and wears a tin star
Miles and miles of special polish slips between glory and modesty
Blue is hot and hot is cool
Not precluding the toy tin star.
Titillation...or just tits? Best not to ask...
I went to the Rio Grande a King, came back a cowhand,
best not to know.
Crafted chords stretch for miles. Make love to my soul.
Best not to as...
Friday 10th January 2025 3:53 pm
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