Gord
2014-08-15 12:00 am
Among Imperials, two faces clash, Destroying the child middle, Purpose born was to protect class. Among the tyrants, A sleeping dog, His brother opposite, A sleeping god, Purpose forlorn and meaning lost. Shoot the gun across, regardless, Trees grow from the river, Implying a garden should exist. Yet at the bottom I find no solace. No mythical beast of which to conquer, Nor mythical flower of to tame beasts. So no feast among mythical followers. Sewn feet no longer bother to move. Brooms no longer even bother to sweep. I see Cost front by the citizen, Expected which are also to clean. Past participle's partisan cuts so cleanly, No partisan is left opposite to thee. Clearly, No god laughs, Sincerely, No god falters, And no human shots cast, Except into human carnage.
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Gord
2014-07-28 12:00 am
I am hop, To say I am hip, is past tense. So I pretense my statements. My preamble is mastered arrogance, So I defend my stature veritable, With questionable complacence.
Gord
2014-07-25 12:00 am
The red sand on the red planet. A new home for those disbanded? The pack is no longer accepting of animals. Acceptance is a past participle, Placing indiscriminates in wheelchairs. Athletes teaming, forced to be there: It's more austere for those committed. Picture this: A world full of autism, With no conviction to tackle the problem. As in, Extremism only applies to what I love. Only the things I love matter, No matter to kindred doves, No pitter-patter, No kids in love, because it's considered disgusting. Life only applies to what I want. When I want. So give me the rights of the fully retarded.
Gord
2014-06-30 12:00 am
So abruptly that it caused me to stumble. The words of the mother, The pastor defends. Im so ugly, When I asked if my mom loved me, She said: Let's just be friends.
Gord
2014-05-15 12:00 am
So low, I write solos. solo. No hope, no dope, no jenkem, To inhale into my lungs alone. No friends to inhale with. My redemption will be none. Album sales will resemble past figures. One.
Gord
2014-05-14 12:00 am
A man comes to understand, Only as is printed. Lifted from the past, The word casts its witness. Powering part of a pattern, The flower grows mathematically.
Gord
2014-04-18 12:00 am
A hundred and ten, live. Sundries of men, dead. Sun dried in a tent, Limbs sundered and spent. A disunion to the dissection. A preparation for misunderstanding. A sun song sung, So sundrily that the people run, From open pasture to the sunken, Then a tsunami wave blocks the son. From the pasture the bell is wrung. Sons of god in hell, soaked asunder.
Kodyboi
2014-04-15 12:00 am
I'm the one you call the extremist. God's forsaken lunatic, fear upon nations, I detect and re-inflict pains past. My legacy is forever lasting. I am no one, to be reviled, I am the one to sit and admire. Jumping rope at the end of the street. With no stone cast, no stone falls to me.
Gord
2014-03-18 12:00 am
I pause for an applause, but silence fills the room's divide; They don't like my lines? Well I'm the new pasty wino, I came here to expound how I... then I left the game to die; Like the game did to me with crack cocaine, Which it turns out I like; You'll niggas don't even smoke crack, viper provides.
Dusti Rodes
2014-03-05 12:00 am
Memories of Menorca The solitary star The lone gull Lack of light dark and deep Guarded by the lion-dog In two-tone green and black and white Part Chihuahua, part Pekinese. Sunrise over Citudella Purple and pink Blues and browns Age old ruins Built of rocks That are tumbling down. Out of the stillness Came a rustle The wind whispered "Morning" Gull winging, effortlessly Sparrows busying in their daily task Of feeding their families. No different from other mere mortals Who stand and observe Through peephole portals On life below and above. Pylons, all in a line, Taking power to the people. John Lennon would be proud. Illuminated cars, kerb crawling At dawn's half light; Wondering whether to switch off As it is no longer night. To hell with sunrise Watching the clouds come up, Shrouding the stars With their whiteness From the deep dark blue Of Menorcan night. An old boy, reminds me of myself, Lone party goer, maybe? One hell of a walk From Cala Forcat After our session at Night Fever. Sun rises over Citudella And Cala Blanes. Rabbits running, Ants busy, busy; Relaxing perhaps, For a jam sandwich Carelessly cast away. Before the heat forces Them to siesta, On a Menorcan morning At the end of June. A lone songbird, Chortles its wakeup tune; My bag, bathed in Menorcan sunlight Casting shadows of strangest hues The old currant bun Promising a day of brightness. Painted by light, In Nature's brightest colours, The single rock on the lawn Looking like a monolith From eons past. A donkey, braying, Radio, playing People, singing, And speaking in Spanish. Then, Rick Astley, In English. Never going to give you up. Menorcan memories. Dusti Rodes (2002)
Dusti Rodes
2014-03-05 12:00 am
Spoilt for choice - Sainsbury’s Saga I think I'll have fish today. Fillet of fish. Served in a dish. Probably be nice With a portion of peas; Don't want that one, though, Too many E's. Beluga caviar, Cor, isn't that taking Housewife’s choice A smidgen too far? Tuna in tomato sauce Or shall I have Sunflower Oil? Here's one in brine That'll do just fine. Now, do I want it, In chunks? Shall I have it in steak? Maybe I should just settle For a nice piece of Hake. Have it fresh, shall I? I could have a packet, But then again, Maybe a pie. But then will it be, John West, Findus or Ross, Or just plain Bird's-Eye? There are mussels and cockles Scallops and whelks Sardines, mackerels Oysters and squid. Pilchards, salmon, Haddock and plaice, Cod, coley, sole and skate; There's even a fish called slid. Look at the lobster, The prawns and the shrimps, Kippers, herrings Dover sole, lemon sole Brown and rainbow trouts Shark steaks, swordfish With very long snouts. Jamaican snappers, Whitebait and sprats. Not much on them, Even for cats! Then on its own Or sometime in sticks; Even professionally dressed; Comes the regal crab. Making the dour monkfish Sound positively drab! Thinking of medieval monasteries, Is Friar, Latin, for Fish-cook? And was Friday named for fish? Has it always been spelt With an I, Or should it be Fryday, Spelt with a Y? Sod it, I'll just have pasta! Dusti Rodes (2003)
Dusti Rodes
2014-03-05 12:00 am
A Day in the Life I Morning Up early for a Sunday The clock says eight But even that's late For what we have to do And where we've got to be Breakfast hastily eaten A schedule that has to be beaten The taxi comes just on time The clock strikes the half nine The train will leave at ten So we have to be there then II In a railway waiting room People sitting Waiting for the train Some just there To get out of the rain The sun is starting To shine now Making the outlook Better somehow The fire Glows brightly Offering security In its warmth There must be a hike Somewhere By the amount of people Going there Dressed in their anoraks And their boots A passing express Gives warning toots Waiting for the train To friends Still far to go Before our journey ends Although having already Come this far Still there are miles To be travelled By car Sitting patiently, waiting For the train Marking time To the pouring rain III A ride through the countryside At our destination We are met Commiserations Hoping we did not get Too wet Outside the station They had parked the car Comfortable seats Our journey Not to mar We are off Through the countryside Making quite a pleasant ride Of our quest To the coast Never really deciding Which we prefer the most Ever onwards We are drawn Towards the outskirts Of Eastbourne IV Eastbourne Eating eggs Hard boiled Liver sausage sandwiches Cheese and ham Fried sausages Oranges too What a sight For people to view Throwing stones Into the sea Stopping to watch The tide roll in Then a walk Along the pier Perhaps to stop For a cool glass of beer Buying ornaments Made of glass Playing the games That made us laugh Throwing balls Into walls Listening to the radio In the warm Then on again It was said Towards the crags Of Beachy Head V Beachy Head Climbing up To the Bell Tower Pausing to view A lonely flower The long climb Winding a few The breathlessness Well worth the view On looking out to the sea So calm One could scarce believe It could do so much harm Then suddenly The gunshots Warning us of the coming rain So we quickly make our descent again The rabbit droppings In the tufted grass Is the sight I remember last The gulls wheeling On the wind Showing aerial acrobatics That Man will take A thousand years To conquer VI Newhaven When the tide Is full in It is a facade To walk along The esplanade At Newhaven For the angry waves Batter the man-made wall Persistently trying To make it fall Spraying Unwary travellers With showers of stones And the flying Sea spray That rusts Even the lamp posts Within a month The road to the west This is our quest Pass the ox-bow lake On the river That meanders Through the open fields Filled with Sweet smelling air The road takes us Past the harbour Where, the ' Chichester Star ' Lies anchored there Moored at her rest VII Brighton The Palace Pier On a Sunday Even in March Full of people Having fun Some lie on the beach Catching the sun That hides Behind the clouds Of the rain-filled sky But here we do not stay Perhaps I'll return Some other day The time has come Not to linger Drawn ever onwards By a wandering singer Dressed in sandals And in jeans Singing songs of the Changing scenes Sentiments felt By myself He did quote. He sang, Whilst I wrote VIII Shoreham Dark, dank and dismal Grey and grim Stands the power station The side, the day-tripper Does not see The squalid surroundings Of the industrial side Where the rubber factory Takes the coke works For its bride There, beside a mountain Of metal scrap Stands a fellow In a cloth cap Surrounded by Carcasses of cars Burnt out By long cold fires Wasteland covered With prickly briars Rubble strewn around Sweet papers, magazines Stones cover the ground The road carries on Pass the gasworks To playing fields Where people sit watching Others using their energy To a useless end A steel girdered bridge Spans the road Along by which The river still flowed IX Worthing Having high tea In the lounge Sardines, rolls Tea and toast Watching the sea Leave the coast Playing the pin machines With pennies Reading the paper To find the news Desperately needing To use the loos Off on our trek again Running from the Fast oncoming rain X Half a league ..... Destination somewhere In the west Selsey, probably At the very best Time, like the tide Rolling on Light of day Has nigh nearly gone The lights burning Along the road Turn from the palest pink To shimmering gold Eve draws on Darkness, soon to follow A level-crossing That isn't so level In fact, the road Looks like more of a bevel The road becomes Winding and long Making us remember The young minstrel's song Following the line Of cat's eyes Broken only By the sound of sighs A solitary star Guiding us, as of old The weather becoming Increasingly cold The long boring night Is broken By the bright lights Of the big service station At Crawley Say as they might To me, the most welcoming sight Was that of The Thorns pud At Horley Liquid refreshments For parched dry throats Although there was nowhere To hang our coats Having once Quenched our thirsts The road leads on To Billinghurst Then on down Cowper's Lane Just as it starts Again to rain In the comfortable warmth Of her home We are again Free to roam Tea for three And one for coffee Arguing who'll get to eat The very last toffee Onwards then, Homeward bound The car really seems To leave the ground Till the lights of Croydon Are encountered And as we are at our door " It was fun, we must do it more!" The two of us Climb the stairs Once again To all our cares Very quietly Into bed Nothing more It has all been said. Dusti Rodes (1975)
Dusti Rodes
2014-03-04 12:00 am
The Lady in Red Inspired by John Ogden's painting ' Be she a Falcon or a Dove ' ( 2009) Puddles of pigment Of red and white, Bloom like flowers in the artist's palette Likened to a small, wild garden. She poses provocatively, Dignified but still self-conscious, Against the wide blue screen That forms the night. Robed in ravishing red, She stands bathed In Lady Luna's soothing light. While the evening star Plays shimmering consort. She did not fail to see The symbolism held Within the artist's eye. The meanings of her life, Captured there before The paint could ever dry. The Venetian mask Behind which she hides, Masquerades the pain of her past, Blood-red. And the golden promise of things to come. Are reflected by the candle's gentle glow. Lighting the way to her future. Marley said we all create Our chains of pain. Forged one link at a time, By our misery. Hers was a string of Pearl. Individual incidences, Joined by circumstance; Seeking to keep her, Forever fettered to the past. But the key lies in the roses. Poetic echoes reverberating . Be she a Falcon or a Dove ? A raven-haired temptress, Or an angel of love? A scarlet woman or a painted Lady? Hence from now onwards, She will be known only, As the Rose. Dusti Rodes (2009)
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