Tag Archives: allegory

she walks bridges

Click here to hear the poet read the poem: she walks bridges he has so many reasons to love her the girl with the smile that bewitches he believes she is half mermaid he knows that she walks bridges she … Continue reading

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holes in the wall

Ear Phones Recommended: the youngest amongst us was anxious he was excited and eager to leave he ironed his shirts till they glistened and he left a deep crease on his sleeve the old man was much more phlegmatic he’d … Continue reading

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the lachrymose nephologist

 A cloud floats wispy high and white Pure in a clean blue sky A sky too blue to shed a tear A sky that can never cry   The cloud now sees another there Pure in a clean blue sky … Continue reading

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the difference

the difference AnElephant says hey little bird do you think we can be friends I don’t think so you’ve no feathers you have tusks and a nose that bends AnElephant says hey slithering snake do you want to come and … Continue reading

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Hogmanay Houghmagandie

AnElephantCant be confused with a magnet Although they both are quite grey and inactive One draws one repels One fails one excels And one is very clearly much more attractive AnElephant when he was back in Scotland Lived in a … Continue reading

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Allegories, Apologues and Fables

AnElephantCant be confused with a magnet Although they both are quite grey and inactive One draws one repels One fails one excels And one is very clearly attractive AnElephant when he was back in Scotland Lived in a district of … Continue reading

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