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CHRISTMAS HAS GONE
Christmas has gone like a flatulent fart
silent night is just a mattress
the hosannas that rang no longer ring true
three ships sailed over the bright horizon
while the sales are flexing and long overdue.
Family groups have dispersed once again
the elders tucked safely away
an alcoholic haze drifts by
on the back of the special day.
Poin...
Tuesday 29th December 2015 4:05 pm
ANTARCTIC CHRISTMAS
At the end of another day
the Antarctic fields tell no story
the researchers move slowly
conserving heat in the blistering cold
with their late flaring mirages of haloed breath
as the air peels away.
The ice maiden has wandered
far from her glassy hide
leaving an impression behind
where a freezing moon scythe
divides the ti...
Friday 18th December 2015 4:24 pm
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