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On Being A White Square
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I'm a crisp linen tabel cloth lovingly laundered,
A communion wafer that’s strangely four cornered,
I’m a canvas primed for a colourful brush,
Or a fresh fall of snow before treading to slush,
For industrious Inuit I am a brick,
I’m a glue-crafting child’s chiselled Pritt Stick,
I’m a slippery, hard slab of heart stopping lard,
Or a mini, hotel fridge cooling the bar,
I’m a wedding cake, frosted, its details awaiting,
I’m a Christmas card ice-rink ready for skating,
Perhaps I’m a sugar lump plopped into tea,
Or an empty price tag on something that’s free,
I’m a synthetic moon for mass manufacture,
A monologue’s script improvised by an actor,
I’m a homemade cube of peppermint cream,
The record of last night’s unrecalled dream,
I’m next year’s photograph album’s first page,
I’m an old lady’s age.
I’m a gallon of milk in a transparent tank,
An ungrateful person’s letter of thanks,
I’m a naked calendar lacking a date,
I’m the nouvelle cuisine emperor’s new plate,
I’m an anorexic’s favourite menu,
The last man on earth’s party venue,
A four walled tunnel’s end that’s in sight,
Might be, maybe, a square of light.
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Helên Thomas UK
Reformed poet. Woman one from wonky synth duo Tingle In The Netherlands.
You will find dark, difficult,
experimental music here and by way of a total contrast, some up tempo poetry for children and, if I can find it all, an ad hoc archive of randomness for grown ups and idiots.
Make of this what you will. Note to parents: not all of the adult poems are suitable for children. Please supervise.
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Helên Thomas recommends:
Early Works 1993-1996
by Air Fracture
Lovely, evocative, twinkly melancholy. Simplistic but beautiful. It will take you away on a wistful journey. I adore this, though I am biased.
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Why Can't You Write Something Nice For A Change?
by Tingle In The Netherlands
I'm totally biased here, but why create music if you don't love listening to it yourself? Wonky cheeky synthpop by me and my partner in crime. Not suitable for kids and prudes.
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Dark, ambient soundscapes by my partner in crime. Drifting hypnotic aural art. Empty your head and let this flow in.
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