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Alpine Village in France

Coffee white treetops

at elevated heights.

Road awash with ski shoes

and Polaroid eyes,

to view a summit

adorned by a solar mood.

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DIY SHAMAN

(il) legal highs,

get out of my way -

I’m the DIY shaman.

 

Heartbeat mastered to a drum

from Buffola replication.

Didn’t quite want to kill an elk or reindeer.

 

I breathe in the simulacrum of the plant world:

blue Lily for contemplation,

dream herb for lucidity,

iboga for the sontay! (health).

Mescalin for the walking spirit,

amongst ancient woodlands.

 

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BRITAIN SINCE THE NOUGHTIES

Large bag of chips,

large arses and hips,

and large eyebrow slugs.

So many appliances,

but no large plugs?

 

Large fake tans,

large austerity plans,

and large Brexit stress.

No deal, referendum,

a TITANIC political mess.

 

Large vapour smoke,

large flavours to toke ,

and large girls are all the trend.

 

Mobility scooter highways,

and disabled park...

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How to survive the apocalypse

Survival kit should contain:

Bottled water.

Camp gas and stove.

Torches (preferably LED) batteries. 

Samurai sword.

Firelighters and wood. 

Dry foods and protein. 

Get fit manual.  (Can always burn)

Herbal teas and a camp kettle.

First aid kits and medicines. 

Important documents.  (Can always burn)

Sleeping bag. (Can always burn) 

Possibly a manual on how to re...

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It’s Rock Jim, but not as we know it

The artiste picks up his award,

MTV ceremony charms,

mumbles his rap persona response,

but only famous to anyone under 14.

He’s not Lemmy, Bowie  or Presely.

It’s just not rock ‘n’ roll.

 

Radio One and Gem

spin the same few songs,

to get them heard by everyone,

in delivery vans, commercial kitchens and the warehouses

of this once great musical land.

But it’s no...

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Birds play war

Morning has broken,

dawn patrol and raids galore.

 

Jenny Wren dish dashes,

commando – like,

with her tommy gun cackle,

as tits explode amongst the briars.

 

The blackbird gives its warning call

as wood pigeons glide in,

 streaked like American Mustangs,

D-Day striped.

 

The sparrows mob the hedgerow bocage;

small arms in the fray

for the bird table.

...

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