the little spider 

that i rescued from the bath 

is in there again 

annoying arachnoid 

annoying arachnoid 

 cherry blossoms 

a ceasefire is agreed

- rain forecast 

 euphemisms asleep

in the funeral home’s 

chapel of rest 

 the long shot

didn’t i say this would happen

the dark side of hope

 real ales

so many sobriquets

for ethanol 

 suddenly i thought

he has already signed the bomb

he’s going to nuke them

 fragmentation 

of an hot cross bomb

the word’s stigmata

 set sail

upon the winds 

of time’s demise

 ghost light 

the thoughts escape

slowly

 the word is addled 

in the rotten easter egg

of consumerism 

i’m going upstairs 

to bring my dressing gown

downstairs  

 cloudy

a rocket heads for the moon

cream tea