Archive for Humour/Satire
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DWELLING • by John Lander
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Raindrops splash soft the wicker bladed field, squish-smush patter pushed rhythm on stone shield: hardy gnomes huddled close sans voice or torch bide stormed ire on this lonely giant’s porch. John Lander enjoys reading and writing out of his hammock in Texas. He dislikes mosquito bites.
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THE MASOCHIST • by Sara Bickley No Comments
She’ll neither select me nor outright reject me. The summit seems scarce worth the climb. And yet it’s no wonder that my heart grows fonder: She’s absent so much of the time. If she wants to postpone, let her do it alone; I will wait, though forever she tarry. I am happy withal, for [...]
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NEVERMORE • by Gavin Broom 13 Comments
Once upon a fearful Sunday, as I postponed thoughts of Monday, a notion of a poem came a-knocking at my door. While I summoned inspiration for this tentative creation, I resisted the temptation of a structure like before; For sestina, sonnet, haiku; they’d all been done before. Epic, verse, and plenty more. With fresh [...]
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WHAT THE TEACHER SAYS AND WHAT THE TEACHER MEANS • by Andrew Shaw 3 Comments
If Sandra revised she’d be top of the class She’s as thick as a plank. Johnny should think of a career in sport He’s all brawn and no brain. They’re smart kids but they have to learn to listen Nosiest class I ever taught. Emily loves to play with the toys She needs to learn [...]
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ANOMIE IN THE U.K. • by Will Marks 3 Comments
Welcome to homogeneous semi-detached Hell land, all men are tradesmen, plumbers,builders,tatmen,binmen,cowboys, no vat, talk only beer, football, beer, women, who they’ve ripped and pornography, I have real ‘tumbleweed’ moments with my fellow suburban man, nowt in common, sans empathy, he says….” I drink therefore I am” Will Marks part time musician, aspiring writer, full [...]
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DREAMS • by Rumjhum Biswas 13 Comments
Your dreams waver, turn tumescent. Slink off… You trace their story lines with a languid finger. You try to bring them back. They reject your advances during soporific afternoons. They retreat into the greenrooms of your mind. They’d rather wait for the night when your eyeballs will rotate beneath watery lids, and they can tangle [...]
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INSANE IDEA • by Guy Belleranti 5 Comments
He leaves his clothing strewn about And tracks mud all over the floor. Knowing she cannot stand a mess He sets out to make even more. Crumbs on the counters and table. Trash spread everywhere but his den. Driving her crazy is his plan- He would like her locked up again. And very crazy she becomes, [...]
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SURGERY SLUGS • by Jennifer Stakes 16 Comments
Two slugs loomed on a man’s forehead. They shaded his eyes from the glare overhead. They watched with suspense as he sliced with his knife and passed little comment as he opened a life. The slugs were good critics of this man’s precise art, thoroughly discerning of good and bad hearts. They savoured both scalpel [...]
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THE FALLING • by Kelvin Bueckert 2 Comments
the audience watches sincerity verbs expressed in an actor’s action they see glory stumbling taken down by a pill a little indiscretion center stage silhouetted in the laughter ha-ha! failure speeds back to its mansion while fading comes quicker to the fallen than to the famous nobody heard of laziness even as it lay lovely [...]
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WILLIAM CONGREVE ENCOUNTERS OGDEN NASH IN A VILLANELLE • by William Dexter Wade 8 Comments
Music has charms to soothe a savage breast If supported by just a little wine The gentled breast may fondly be caressed If breast remains aloof it may prove best To raise anew the level in the glass Music has charms to soothe a savage breast Agreement may be reached to be undressed And so, [...]
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