What wonder Mother’s handbag
that Tardis-like hold
From band-aids to magnifiers
a torch for the night;
a tool set is no surprise
Scented hankies and hand soap
a five metre tape;
the least of all its supplies
Barley sugar and apples
a needle and thread
All contingencies planned
to soothe pending dread
One can’t be too ready
you see
For the keeper, trusty stash
of Earl Grey tea
Slant rhyming
Poems using purposeful ‘nearly rhyming’ lines.
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Fortified Against
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Step On a Crack
ribbity rabbity
one two three
thoughts jitter in my head
on a flea ferris wheel
ribbity rabbity
four cracks
– what?
the thoughts in my head
just won’t SHUT UP
is everything right today?
what if it’s not?
five six seven cracks
next pace…
STOP!
(ribbity rabbity)
… going again
thoughts in my mind
cycle tail on end
eight nine ten cracks
count till they’re done
you know what happens
if you miss just one
the worry skitters in
if you miss the beat
a busy little spider
with prickly little feet
The ritual of the beat sings
ribbity RUN
danger coming now, why
what have I done?
there must be a reason
amygdala chimes
from a falsely alarming
tricksy mind
ribbity rabbity
one two three
thoughts judder in my gut
on a flea ferris wheel
