Roosters From Another Creek
...Urban jungle roosters,
born-again scarecrow,
to untutored city eyes,
tawny pipit stonewall nester,
jet black Inca dove bereft,
of dovetail on a croque monsieur,
idle bone grub crawl,
mother h...
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Categories:
swopping, art, beautiful, beauty, environment,
Form: Ekphrasis
Turkey Jitters
...At Christmastide the family felt dread,
As they sat around a fantastic spread,
As dad carved the turkey,
It spoke up quite quirky,
“Do you fancy swopping places instead?”
17/11/22
A Fun Hol...
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Categories:
swopping, christmas, humor,
Form: Limerick
Above This World
...A tsunami of emotion engulfs my fragile soul
as I stare transfixed at fly-by silver moons
we once found solace in when swopping kisses
at midnight curfew’s flimsy threadbare sanction
As I stare...
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Categories:
swopping, beautiful, beauty, bereavement, dedication,
Form: Pantoum
Swopping Positions
...The oldest patriarch in the close family
Wise, historic, brave and a quiet shroud of dominance
I grew, I matured, I aged
He shrunk, he slowed, he aged
Age and frailty grew: worsening health
He...
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Categories:
swopping, family, grandfather,
Form: Narrative
Criminister
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Im in prison for commiting a crime
taking things that were not mine,
i went out into the general public,
and stole things from a random subject.
I hold up my hands and take the blame,
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Categories:
swopping, funny, political, money,
Form: Ballad