Douglas Scotney Poems

Of:

'A vase of throwback poppies,
one pale pink when it should be red,
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on page 1220,
'pampelmoose' and '-mouse'
'etymology unknown'.
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was dithering
about 'Deja-vu' titling his tome.
"Too short" he thought.
"With one word at the head
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To convenient daughter, said poet,
'I don't think the new coffee machine
is extracting all the caffeine.'
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Your heart is touched
when you're no longer able to do
what you were able to.
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'Goes'
rhymes with so many more words than it would
rhyme with if it
rhymed with 'fuzz'
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Sema Siope and Sitos,
it says on 74
are Greek for Sign Silence and Food.
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Re my tropical ulcer
on the right side of the hair
near the base of my left little finger,
(happily now under control) :
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A drunk footballer
bonks a dog,
someone takes a pic
and sells it to the papers.
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Without it
I wouldn't have the following few
(and no doubt more) :
whether I've seen the view before;
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