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Emergency announcement

Monday, November 12, 2012

“Ladies and gentleman, one of our passengers has requested metaphysical assistance. Would any poets flying with us today please contact a member of the cabin crew immediately. Thank you.”

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The soldier (after Brooke)

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

If I should die, think only this of me: I never finished watching all of Borgen…

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NB To a little brother (after Yeats)

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Tread softly because you’re treading on my Asterix!

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There was an old woman who swallowed a fly

Friday, October 12, 2012

There was an old woman who swallowed a fly (I don’t know why she swallowed a fly); but she washed it down with a glass of water and that was the end of the matter.

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Rain (again)

Monday, October 8, 2012

Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain. Rain …….rain …………..rain …………………rain ……………………….rain ……………………………..rain ……………………………………rain. Damned English weather!

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The commute

Thursday, October 4, 2012

She opens a mag called Creative Solutions. She stares into space.

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Canada (or – Better call the calling off)

Thursday, October 4, 2012

You say ketchup; I say tomato sauce. You say tomato; In Hindi they say tamatar. I say ‘tamatar’; You say ‘eh?’

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Collected Poems

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Dear [poet’s name here], I will gladly shell out for your Collected Poems – after you’re dead.

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tempus fugit (epitaph)

Monday, July 2, 2012

“… and formerly the fastest man on the planet.”

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Nightmare

Friday, June 8, 2012

Best mate, in a bar, arm around his ex-girlfriend. I walk out. …………..Again.

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