Sheena Blackhall Poems

Haiku
A lady scoops up
Her Dalmation's poo in a bag
Hangs it in a tree.
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Swedish Death Cleaning
In Sweden, 'döstädning' (which translates to 'death cleaning) is the cultural tradition of decluttering and organizing your life before passing away.

You're old, so it should come as no surprise
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Ovid Love Poems, Vietnamese Tales (Pamphlet no 204)

The Troot
Fin the troot lowpit
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Undies
Baby dolls, brassieres, Y fronts, mankinis
Thongs, long johns, string vests, chemisettes and bikinis
Briefs, boxer shorts, cod pieces, Brazilian knickers
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The Tree as Artist Model
I think my artist will paint me
Like an Egyptian funerary statue,
Standing as still as Hatshepsut
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Are Flags fun?
Are flags fun? Where yobbos meet
Parading along Nationality street?
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Precipitation
I am a raindrop, one of the liquid breed
The cloud above the firmament's my mother:
Until my birthing time, she kept me hid
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Date night
Down in the woods it's date night
Mr Fox is on the pull
He's putting his best foot forward
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She first read Tennyson's poems printed on paper
Wrapped around a slab of country butter

Oh, she was pale and haunted, like a wraith
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The Box in the Corner
The box in the corner has shown
The killing of J.F.Kennedy
Hundreds of times since his death
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