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MARBLES
for simple pleasures of conquest
we played marbles, for marbles
with marbles again and again
and bagged them
safe and drawstring tight
a natural balance of loss and gain.
Like glass eyes they spun in our palm sockets
leapt and sparkled
in gutters or playgrounds
from three finger cradles
whirling swirling in small tracks
clickety clacks
macho skirmishes
the m...
Friday 27th November 2015 10:25 pm
GOLF: THE REAL STORY part the second
Full set of golf clubs for sale I saw
with trolley thrown in
on a garage door.
Apply within it said( well really )
can't give 'em away though sometimes nearly!
They crop up in the charity shops
as regular as when clockwork stops
Nobody wants yesterday's flash
on wheels
you need the new version
not a used and sullied perversion
like golf shoes with rather...
Friday 13th November 2015 8:57 pm
GOLF: THE REAL STORY
Golf - the mystery of holes in the ground
smoothed to within an inch of its life
soft dreams
tiny ball hard hit
that's about it
oh! I nearly forgot
the nineteenth hole
scene of many a deal
done with sweaty hands
and in oak - lined rooms
where men can be men
old sorties are relived
oh! and I nearly forgot
the fees, a fine
for not sta...
Thursday 12th November 2015 7:50 pm
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