Douglas Scotney Poems

Often met first with eyes
Dark mysterious crevice
Entices nostrils in.
Fingers, tongues, they follow.
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A petty turn turns foe to friend
And likewise friend to foe. (IV.iv - paraphrase)

Menenius Agrippa died- What time saved
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Ralph Fiennes refines Ray Feens,

or
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Since Xmas time it seemed I'd seen
The + on hot cross bun,
But hadn't bought a one.
I thought I wouldn't bother,
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The five vowels in a row
in poieein, to make,
are perhaps said o-e-i;
the whole word said po-e-ine.
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For extra water
for extra numbers
the height of dam walls
is rising around Adelaide.
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One French term for 'the brain'
is translated as 'the sack'.
What you hold in your brain
is what you know,
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From SA Water's website,
it seems Kangaroo Creek Dam's wall has been raised
to lessen chance of earthquake damage,
and the spillway has been widened to cut flood risk.
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A sobering spirit in Lagen
Can be heard swearing 'Starving's a bargain!
But enough is enough
(Stuff, stuff, stuff, stuff, stuff) .'
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