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#humblepoeticcranes

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Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>the poetic body<br>is pooped tonight<br>an evening dancing<br>(gently) with<br>Dr Theatre<br>&amp; we made it work<br>now at home<br>staring through<br>the word salad<br>&amp; wondering if the<br>avocado on the <br>bench can be traded<br>for a house<br>sleep tight </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>softly I hear<br>the flight of the<br>bumble bee<br>skittering from<br>lounge room<br>the quirky <br>trumpet mix<br>an earworm <br>soundtrack<br>to a dream I don’t<br>want tonight</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>I said to myself<br>self, I said<br>as I drove to<br>chemist at 5pm<br>oh dear<br>I’ve done it again<br>it’s that time<br>of day<br>when everyone<br>seems to descend <br>for an unguent<br>or a potion<br>for vitamins or<br>a medicinal spray<br>so I waited by <br>antacids wondering<br>whether I should<br>hand them out<br>to the impatient<br>waiting few</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>2 x rehearsals today<br>for which I’m sure<br>I will pay for<br>on awakening<br>but it seems <br>appropriate<br>again to say<br>59 orbits <br>around the sun<br>riding the planet<br>like Slim Pickens<br>rode the bomb<br>&amp; although<br>at times it seems<br>like the planet <br>would explode<br>it ain’t yet<br>so saddle up<br>for another spin<br>yeeehaaarrr!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>the days are <br>in stultifyingly <br>slow motion<br>in propensity <br>by necessity<br>I am the tortoise<br>I am the hairy man<br>cough cough achoo</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>started a health diary<br>just over a month ago<br>it’s somewhat glum<br>reading don’t you know<br>scores out of 3 for<br>energy lungs &amp; mood<br>with decimal scores allowed<br>when the vibe ain’t too good<br>looking for the small light<br>in the fog of pneumonia<br>will help to see the twinkle<br>coming over the hill<br>of eudaimonia</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>patience<br>the final frontier<br>these are when <br>the days move<br>like damp sand in <br>the hour glass &amp;<br>where I<br>more or less<br>boldly go where <br>I have gone before<br>&amp; I feel like a<br>chicken tonight</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>tonight I am<br>thinking about<br>biscotti &amp; its <br>double baked ways<br>how the last few<br>days have had<br>me feeling as close<br>to hard tack <br>- clunk clunk -<br>as I’m ever <br>likely to feel<br>&amp; then the<br>southerly arrived</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>tonight I am<br>barely thinking about <br>sleep<br>even by my<br>whacky body clock<br>I think the springs<br>have sprung me<br>&amp; it won’t matter<br>what the clock<br>registers, I am<br>in an alternate<br>time manifold<br>making origami <br>out of banana skins</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>a couple of<br>nights ago<br>I went to<br>the theatre<br>unprepared<br>“it’s intense”<br>I was warned<br>as I left with<br>one tissue<br>for a 4 <br>tissue show</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>the night the night<br>sans the big<br>orb of light<br>the night the night<br>twinkling bright<br>the night the night<br>is where I belong<br>the night the night<br>&amp; the nocturnal throng<br>the night the night<br>gives me dimly<br>lit pause<br>the night might <br>be dark but it’s<br>never the cause</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>I waited too long<br>cast in the gloom<br>of daytime tv<br>my number resting <br>on my chest<br>finally it was my<br>turn to have <br>bloods drawn <br>&amp; an attempt to<br>pee in a small cup<br>without anointing<br>my hands or my feet<br>with mixed success <br>&amp; thoroughly<br>washed hands<br>I wheezed my way<br>home to break <br>the fast</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>last frangipani flower<br>alone on the ground<br>the blooming’s done</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>ducking &amp; diving<br>splash fights<br>chitter chatter<br>fish &amp; chips<br>&amp; a nap<br>willingly pushing<br>my limits &amp;<br>paying the price<br>to enjoy time<br>with the niblings</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>thank you <br>David Lynch<br>in your honour<br>tonight I’m thinking <br>about the 1984<br>Simple Minds song<br>Shake off the Ghosts<br>sometimes they’re sticky<br>&amp; a little bit icky<br>sometimes they’re mean<br>&amp; full of fiery steam<br>sometimes they’re just there<br>&amp; honestly <br>easier to bear </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>the tinnitus <br>the fridge<br>the crickets &amp;<br>the ocean are<br>harmonising <br>tonight in a <br>staccato infused <br>theta wave<br>symphony<br>I hope this<br>bodes well for<br>for the pillow <br>zees tonight </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>the water is my<br>sanctuary<br>a heathen <br>baptismal<br>to float<br>to be<br>to heal</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>nothing much to say<br>sitting in the coolness<br>the crickets chirrup<br>a lullaby</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>the day fumbled by<br>syrupy humid sleep <br>interspersed<br>with food &amp;<br>the caress of <br>well placed fans</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Dr Lofos<p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HumblePoeticCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumblePoeticCranes</span></a></p><p>I have too <br>little to say<br>when the world is<br>too much<br>&amp; I need some<br>sleep<br>&amp; the rest <br>is crickets<br>&amp; a far away<br>train horn</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
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