Wicked Rhyme

12.55pm

On completion I realised his unconventional departure had spooked the quivering stallion, now dragging the chariot and yours truly down the hazardous mountain path as if

Stop It!  Stop It!............. lies all lies..........he's doing mi head in  ( Jealous Child Again )

That's it.........drag her from this courtroom this instant........ and throw her in a cold cell...........I'll deal with her later............I won't tolerate interruptions of any kind.

................Carry on darling.....

.....Darling?......Darling?

Yes! that's right darling,   now get on with it........

............... as if possessed by the devils offspring.  God himself now prayed for my wellbeing with every twist and turn as the severe fog and troublesome dust combined to blind all vision and hope. The minutes became hours while awaiting the inevitable. 

Love Of The Land

A scenic route adventure
perplexed amidst much splendour
we improvise when she bleeds
then smoke the herbs that she weeds
spectacular phenomenon that lights her harbour sky
there to be much more intricate than previously vied
to know her is to love her
her ensigns writhe above her.
They thrill the air as she breathes
engage the turf that she weaves

Her silhouette's expressing
an honour and a blessing
my tiny mind's digressing
while brothers stand assessing
a 3D picture of the events akin her Northern Lights
considering that birth the Earth might rigor with delight.
to know her is to love her
they queue all night to brief her
then praise the Lord as she breeds
and sense a void when she leaves

She left my yard so empty
with lips so pure and plenty
the Gods above have sent thee
to measure not lament me
quiet regions, sunspots, plus coronal holes and loops
temperatures on Earth are manifesting as we droop
to know her is to love her
no fly would dare address her
disease the air that she breathes
or sup the ale that she leaves

I book my seat beside her
on metathoric glider
soar graceful as a seagull
above St Giles Cathedral
fazed with the most temperamental telescopes on Earth.
astronomers would scrambled to observe her wondrous birth
to know her is to love her
them birds display with grandeur
survey in awe as she feeds
digest the crumbs that she leaves

A beacon in the darkness
the contrast and the sharpness
a privilege and a pleasure
to excavate for treasure
lure a generation to her vast magnetic fields
communication distances groom righteous symmetry
to know her is to love her
her offspring sure adore her
content to voice when she beams
suppress the noise when she screams.

1.55pm

Eventually, our momentum lost all stimulus, then bogged down comprehensively in a country marsh somewhere, as the  fog miraculously lifted to reveal above adequate temperatures and a carnival atmosphere jubilant about the understandably harassed chariot.  Anchored finally....... but my pompadour was now a stylists nightmare, yet I had no implement to rectify my hideous display.  But woe.....a disrespectful mirror opposite continuously tormented me, just as some mirthful clown's complexion uncommonly submerged the butchered cabin door with unlimited gaiety.  But his initial beam quickly adjusted on sight of my scruffy presentation ......on such a signiicant and festive seasonal occasion.  I passed him a scribe as he scowled and glared ...

Clown For The Occasion

Johnny's gone to town
in high heels and gown
he wears the gifts he sent her
my yearly adventure
also party hat
but he won't leave it at that
Annie wants to party in school uniform
much the worse for drink
laughing uncontrollably
knickers round her ankles
dignity dissolved
Clown for the occasion throw your reputation
                                  at them all
Clown for the occasion you'll be known as
                           such for evermore
though a double chin
mine's a double gin
kick the stool beneath you
I'm told you're supposed to
take it in good heart
seasonal regards
Into New Years Day
now you're gonna pay
Clown for the occasion now you're gonna be sore
characters you laid
even Aunty Fay.                                                              

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