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Shop Now Open (Sonnet)
Profligate words loose
on the door of the British Library Bookshop.
‘Shop Now Open’,
a toxic affront to the pedantic poetic diaspora,
and mobiliser of minds to make the words clearer.
‘Shop Open’ or ‘Open Shop’,
an improvement, but still pointless to the picky,
who righteously say it’s stating the bleeding obvious.
‘Shop Now’ or worse, ‘Now Shop’,
are ...
Friday 1st March 2024 10:18 pm
Dusty Books
Dusty Books
I'm a poet
Not a mechanic
If the rhyme breaks down
Should I panic?
For each syllable stretch
And stumbling scan
Do I search for another
Or act like a man
Must the purpose I scribe
Be for passing a test
Or maybe some mention
Of a tale with some zest
I think the audience tell
If they like it or not
And may offer a silence
...Monday 27th July 2009 10:59 am
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