He’s still there waving & grinning
and wish as hard as I can it remains
Shorty – the ghoulish clown:
giant daisy in a crimson bowler,
mouth like a lewd, purple inner tube.
Striped, hoola-hoop held pantaloons
hanging off Moorish orange braces
glowing lime green socks
in burnt brown boots.
Prologue
Red Herring shoal. McGuffins abound. Agatha’s back. Faceful of Smack. Drowned. In the sound. Underground…
1
Pulled blinds pulled subtitle series
murder english mustard.
French will do.
Split pea, lentil soup: very nice, very nice. potful in your own time.
As evening wars on.
More demands.
Unconditional surrender not enough.
Stuck on shortie. Whimsical worries. Dalkey Park/Ride. Derivatively yours.
Not there so where? Fret work…hides something else, a secret wish, an unfulfilled desire to…
Flop.
2.
Half-five already
my life in the bush of goats where daisies
dongle in the dingle stirry, nervy, limp-lame, leopard.
Wednesdaze. Born too young, slept in late.
Dazybones dozing in the dun.
Docherty-grey blue moon of
Nantucket Sleigh Ride
A Half-way
mouse
In Hollowly
House
Sat:
Watch Alibis
of flirty Mizzle;
Swizzle-sticks tink;
Mosaic Rosebuds giggle
Tipsies Turvied
Canope down
In
Crumbled daze
Hurry
Get it now!
Fetch Scattered
morsels back
Behind these
cobwebbed
gumboots.
Grimbeau 