Douglas Scotney Poems

For a while it seemed
that baba and baba morphs
were brought under control,
or had to have a sleep.
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According to my Chambers,
amongst Hindus
are babus,
who, proudly,
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I guess you might
have done some sailing,
and television Le Tour.
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Bogged in Goldstein's book,
The Theory And Practice Of Oligarchical Collectivism*,
I opened my Wordbook Chambers at Shakespeare's
alteration of 'knurled' to 'gnarled'.
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A guy who says he paints on canvas
who only ever paints on wood,
and who swears he's not telling a lie,
has to be playing with 'on canvas',
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For nothing but its look
'devious'
has been co-opted
by the devil;
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You have a suspicion
that, no matter how much you are given,
you could have been given more
and that the medium receives commission
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Following Lucy's pronunciation
in Moscow's summer of 2018
Australians will never be the same.
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Right-thoughtless were umbrella bearers
round 1853,
as thoughtless of a Right Whale's mouth and death
as had been farthingale wearers
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You and a tiger,
friendly now,
but just time
till you're lunch.
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