Jay Alexander Poems

a dream, mere flotsam, swept in by a sea,
elusive jetsam, jagged branch of a tree,

transparent pebbles, pink, green, swirl,
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I've a talent for walking into doors,
But also am very good at avoiding
Blue scorpions.
At the job centre I ask for work
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love a gun
love none
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Through broken panes,
Decrepit barges
Cut past vertical lines;
My eyes slick
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Ted, six foot two, perfect
In all parts, green fingered tinged with mold;
Lady-killer instinct from his " eggs " to his chin,
When he dances, there are no flies on him!
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You said
Let's do a canal
This summer.
We began at Stratford,
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Ice and snow
Have got their grip.
Only wisps spiralling from
Chimneys are masters
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The clay men rise and shine,
Poke their clay heads out of windows,
And note the day is sublime.
Drink their coffee from clay cups, munch
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You arrived from
the outer limits of space,
when time began;
started as a tiny dot,
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Shuffling of feet,
Soiled linen slides
Like tiny white waves,
A voice in my ear
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