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I quite enjoyed writing these two line poems for the Bantu contest - the idea of the call and response with two different statements but the same sensory response to each line. A bit like a game of Mallets Mallet (for those that remember the 1980s/1990s word association game for children :) So here are the spare ones I didn't enter Sparkling spider web on the branches The sun in my eyes The howl of the wolf The descent into dreams Ladybird on the stem Polka dot dress Star strewn night sky Visits from dearly departed Wind whips and wails Busy head can't keep up Newly planted trees My children's children's shade Pain from a sprained ankle Stretched elastic Tired eyes closing Graceful birds fly overhead Splay fingers of hand Tree root steps on hillside Plates stacked for washing Clock has stopped Chairs in disarray Fence fallen down Empty boxes of cereal Echoes in the arches Swing as high as the sky Daisy chain falls to the ground Swim to the shore Reach for your hand Drink from the bottle Tilt head back and laugh Chandelier above me The tears of the stoic A warm breeze A faded memory Distant thunder rumbles Cooking pot needs turning down Coat hanger absent of clothes Collar bone awaiting necklace Mirror faces the wall, no reflection Cry out in empty house Long grass on third dry day Feathers float to earth Fractals on puddles Child's drawings Old newspapers folded and stacked First pancake on Shrove Tuesday Handlebars of bicycle Jolt in dreams first moment Wallpaper repeating pattern Scanning the crowd for familiar face Boot stuck in the mud Indecision Wind whistling in trees Chatter before the show starts Spotting a door ajar Your name heard on the breeze Diving into a pool The last moments of a nightmare Broken piece of tree bark Hair tangled from the pool Wearing new shoes Being amongst back stabbers A pot of cold custard Remembering a mistake Washing your hands Stones at the base of a waterfall Opening a tin A lurch in your stomach from a bad memory Walking on new carpet with bare feet Hesitation choosing a cake Smoke from a chimney November 6th Tweeting birds in the morning Finishing a payphone conversation before the beep Creating a hashtag Writing a Bantu Viewing a sunset Hearing you got the grades Viewing a sculpture Hands placed on shoulders Viewing a new painting you like Magic carpet ride Chopping onions Dashing for the train Opening a pistachio nut Putting on the snitch (door lock)
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