Long Molluscs Poems

"The In-Between"

I ripped the pages of 
that tired old story 
from the heart, a body of work

buried the misdiagnosed slanders
then wiped their mouths
with the back of my spoon

the feed they found,
passed the disingenuous time;
some found...

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Twenty two snails were dancing in a line, for they had consumed some wine, the wine had been left by humans in the yard, the glasses full, no breaks, no shards. Safely pulling themselves up...

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Moon drips are like gigantic slides and cloud surfing is very very exciting particularly when shoved with a broom. Base jumping off smaller spheres can be hazardous and mind the cats on the way down....

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One time around the pickle mountain ensures that a fountain is required upon return but a round fish looking at a tree line is plotting and planning a way to make a watertight tree house....

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The cauldron sizzled when she added stink wood twiglets

threw in an old sandal and stirred the pot in elegant poise

When she stoked the fire by the quay of mixed pleasure

the platinum boiler outshone the lighthouse...

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The wandering clapping minstrels are akin to bees on a bed sheet. Webs are rarely over when woven from iron. But iron can be melted. Thus eradication is often a purpose of a very mild...

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The whiskers on a spotty dog are often akin to the stripes on blankets. And don't let it be said that onion peel is best served in a mustard bath with banana slices. Oh wow...

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Kenetic examples of wildlife are enjoyed after sipping green teas. But antelope sway at dusk. So be wary of teapots in tree houses. Gooseberries are often found loitering in desert yachts whilst porcupines are oblivious...

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Millipede. Multitude. Millionaire damson. When elevation is caused by an unauthorized z code a b could be an m an an m could be a t or an a so please do not throw coats...

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Yawn said Saudi Arabian prawn in a bin liner watching a cake. Chopping cutting cuticles cubicles clubbing clang clanging clam. Drama is not an item in a scene. It is merely to disguise battling molluscs...

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I must go down to the beach again, to the lonely beach and the sky
And all I ask is a stretch of sand where the silent molluscs lie.
With a blue sky and a stiff breeze...

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I must go down to the beach again, to the lonely beach and the sky
And all I ask is a stretch of sand where the silent molluscs lie.
With a blue sky awaiting, a stiff breeze...

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     Concealed molluscs, meek individuals 
     Perceptive to truth, empathy prepared
     Fluoresce lucid, optimism pivotal 
    ...

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Memories of the sea





Waiting for the waves to touch me,
stood at sea shore facing cool breeze,

Watched the setting sun laugh at me,
and the sea seemed to accept my plea,

Giant waves swirled me within their sheet,
as...

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I have a bunch of snails in my home, he said.
I would not know what to do I replied. What have you done?
So far, I am classifying then into categories red.
I have squid, octopus and...

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Spring Sonnet

The microscopic lifeforms in my soil
Sense the rising in degrees Celsius.
Old Summer’s red wiggler worms now uncoil,
While hungry birds look down most odious.

Most showers now done, the weeds envelope
The surviving herbs, flowers, plus veggies.
Like...

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