tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856456281380009052024-03-18T10:41:56.321+00:00hatchbacks on firea poem or pic a day until I die or dont;
the online home of Ford Dagenhamford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.comBlogger3772125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-44288814359805683682024-03-18T10:41:00.000+00:002024-03-18T10:41:01.048+00:00THE CEMETERY SQUIRRELS<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />time is hallucinating<br />in the fever ether<br /><br />& again<br />i cosplay a person</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">boots on / </span><span style="font-family: courier;">face out</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">meat tower saying morning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">draped in stitched cotton</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">& zips<br /><br />~<br /><br />the cemetery squirrels<br />run from their tails</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">in the thick grass </span><span style="font-family: courier;">& tall stone</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br />& i rest under trees</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">where the sky cannot see me <br />& </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">the warplanes</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">stay away</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">in my phone</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQrJKfAPt4R5oUfUtS2m2E2Hfr0NrqkgSofEdQpFZPq5fc7mKf7jD4wJdCbuSdyKFUcgglJKuDF978guhEUFg3iqL2Zqajvwr7SMuDPlND_5sxHv5YWPkcG6kt9bJBknhq-NUBwBb9Wre2xyAPRW00QGyZer6Yos-i5Dh9PWRwyuq5fmGtpTeL9EFGYHB/s2244/IMGP4310-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="2237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQrJKfAPt4R5oUfUtS2m2E2Hfr0NrqkgSofEdQpFZPq5fc7mKf7jD4wJdCbuSdyKFUcgglJKuDF978guhEUFg3iqL2Zqajvwr7SMuDPlND_5sxHv5YWPkcG6kt9bJBknhq-NUBwBb9Wre2xyAPRW00QGyZer6Yos-i5Dh9PWRwyuq5fmGtpTeL9EFGYHB/w638-h640/IMGP4310-001.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-57603173893462467772024-03-15T11:01:00.001+00:002024-03-15T11:01:16.111+00:00CREASED LIKE A BRAIN<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />sometimes its ok<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& the tv<br />dovetails into my mind<br />with near cnc precision<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">from worlds away </span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">to my time here</span></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">~</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">when mostly </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">it only puttys up the gap</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">badly & shoddily </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& without due care</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">like i did</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">behind the radiator</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">in the hallway</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">2007</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">wall all creased like a brain</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOwnub1c9ODxP4CP88vsQD6itcApILqOsSGF8lgYFmpW1cLNIRiI1KAz6n1-pdg0HmlrGuQzzZ8C5HU1iF1jhlViLxyJEEISia7J38YO589c_wTXfjXrP5RHEpy28TLQdL87kebbJ1t1gBVGEM9z-3ni2we0at5pdHdsoLUK3tbxg8frYecyhP94tvjXk/s6000/IMGP4250-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOwnub1c9ODxP4CP88vsQD6itcApILqOsSGF8lgYFmpW1cLNIRiI1KAz6n1-pdg0HmlrGuQzzZ8C5HU1iF1jhlViLxyJEEISia7J38YO589c_wTXfjXrP5RHEpy28TLQdL87kebbJ1t1gBVGEM9z-3ni2we0at5pdHdsoLUK3tbxg8frYecyhP94tvjXk/w640-h426/IMGP4250-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-5655518462426699972024-03-13T15:17:00.001+00:002024-03-13T15:17:25.296+00:00A LOGICAL WAY<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">we</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">render</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">our </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">animal experience</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">into cannibal </span><span style="font-family: courier;">tallow</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">to </span><span style="font-family: courier;">ease </span><span style="font-family: courier;">the </span><span style="font-family: courier;">grit </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">in the bearings</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">of the carbolic wheel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">in the mad hope of pearl</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">peace</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& a logical way</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBx8kuUQukudN5miZ28g5OjPZGnf-1gzw-3qgxdEYaqRt9Ml16p1wCICercVfrwDgWXgr_X6w8yhiRGPn68F3xWrsxrEgrusvKBsa_uWZ_o5GU7I7AeTUlCsadZI7fPGSD7Euo0NCJQZVEHAN4rxPgp4TVEM4eB58d5-yQTvObAgbsdSuB-Br0TNddV_-M/s6000/IMGP4243-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBx8kuUQukudN5miZ28g5OjPZGnf-1gzw-3qgxdEYaqRt9Ml16p1wCICercVfrwDgWXgr_X6w8yhiRGPn68F3xWrsxrEgrusvKBsa_uWZ_o5GU7I7AeTUlCsadZI7fPGSD7Euo0NCJQZVEHAN4rxPgp4TVEM4eB58d5-yQTvObAgbsdSuB-Br0TNddV_-M/w640-h426/IMGP4243-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-67666097993828540392024-03-12T16:10:00.001+00:002024-03-12T16:10:56.645+00:00STUCK TO FLUID GUNS<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />as a surface dweller<br />i find </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">the caverns of deep thought<br />stifling & frightening & a trap<br />bereft as i assume they must be<br />of real light & good air<br /><br />& the tvs </span><span style="font-family: courier;">clever </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">movie twists & tricks</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">of in-jokes & easter eggs<br />stink of vanity<br />to me now<br /><br />it wasnt always this way<br /><br />i am in function retreat<br /><br />& i stick to my fluid guns<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB-AZhyphenhyphenxwjhBs8DTkeqAseVyVlzP4EUBiI7_zgc4JS2jhyphenhyphennmzQyVr40El7CLF4uAadwi6FaU7VRQbbjipgiLBgk6HFrHJUvfhuibKypvNn9ly8XPLOrETywNetmx6m7o2LysuRD62ww2d_TgoiMFnkZvRznwbl3f7hOotASlJt2cp0aGo4sFl_tv2AxYS/s3382/IMGP4255-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2117" data-original-width="3382" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB-AZhyphenhyphenxwjhBs8DTkeqAseVyVlzP4EUBiI7_zgc4JS2jhyphenhyphennmzQyVr40El7CLF4uAadwi6FaU7VRQbbjipgiLBgk6HFrHJUvfhuibKypvNn9ly8XPLOrETywNetmx6m7o2LysuRD62ww2d_TgoiMFnkZvRznwbl3f7hOotASlJt2cp0aGo4sFl_tv2AxYS/w640-h400/IMGP4255-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-9657186613251001702024-03-11T16:19:00.001+00:002024-03-11T16:19:32.728+00:00BROADCAST TINNITUS<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><br /><br />my </span><span style="font-family: courier;">essential work</span></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">of </span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">filing reports </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">is </span><span style="font-family: courier;">hampered now</span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">by </span><span style="font-family: courier;">the heavy static</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-family: courier;">of </span></span><span style="font-family: courier;">broadcast tinnitus </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">& </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">the nerve damage </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">from the death tv</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wpecsrOjJR3qrLGZK060x1jj_Z0JApxGf9ksjlekXjstQlNCEcbyWJpsYqwUSLKM3nl1eEL31opAHZ9wT3sSjfw4LaP8s2fS-m_Kz7TK6yBm_Nwgo4v0_eTULnQp54BlDIuJMK2LfxCzL-rU8S2G0Ilvylo8JzwozJI8hpmb0qPkMrZMUKvpIQ0ZtCwE/s4728/IMGP4267-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2834" data-original-width="4728" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wpecsrOjJR3qrLGZK060x1jj_Z0JApxGf9ksjlekXjstQlNCEcbyWJpsYqwUSLKM3nl1eEL31opAHZ9wT3sSjfw4LaP8s2fS-m_Kz7TK6yBm_Nwgo4v0_eTULnQp54BlDIuJMK2LfxCzL-rU8S2G0Ilvylo8JzwozJI8hpmb0qPkMrZMUKvpIQ0ZtCwE/w640-h384/IMGP4267-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></div></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-10135366858429147462024-03-10T11:07:00.001+00:002024-03-10T11:07:59.706+00:00LETTER FLAPS COUGH<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">i arrange </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">the </span><span style="font-family: courier;">fruit of the detritus rain</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">&</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">the paper tiles</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">of the letter flaps </span><span style="font-family: courier;">cough</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">into an approximation</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">of </span><span style="font-family: courier;">amateur tasseomancy</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">with a hope & ennui yin yang </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">spinning </span><span style="font-family: courier;">electric </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">inside my ribs</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbg-645Jimttlb_FuYU43CK2_UYyuG20xqu_q4_XDp3CD1ixRAjA1xEcFIKOAkH2VqIKSEG3tggAjTEEeiAslSMLTkutF96EwGGLeBaj1OhCXRwPPHIe5oduwidJz0FVsRQFl7-93BX0IYELtlS9FvGU3W6Qaqo8PwNGMv77daoNpKmvJnttNc2mQTwYZ/s3062/IMGP4169-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3062" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbg-645Jimttlb_FuYU43CK2_UYyuG20xqu_q4_XDp3CD1ixRAjA1xEcFIKOAkH2VqIKSEG3tggAjTEEeiAslSMLTkutF96EwGGLeBaj1OhCXRwPPHIe5oduwidJz0FVsRQFl7-93BX0IYELtlS9FvGU3W6Qaqo8PwNGMv77daoNpKmvJnttNc2mQTwYZ/w640-h640/IMGP4169-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-50376730061474580052024-03-08T10:22:00.002+00:002024-03-08T10:22:52.726+00:00NOT EVEN CLOSE<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />i would say<br /><br /></span><div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">to denial murphy</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& the yoga crew</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">to the green powder pushers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">at the supplement bazaar</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">to denmark & finland</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& the uk dwp</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">'you come try walk a mile in my shoes'*</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br />but the whole point is<br />i cant do that either<br /><br />not even close<br /></span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsIgcJuuQijNyh9KO73ipiiDPBinLWCoz5EbYEbwwcq2xdM1LaUq_p1M19EF_wIAh8cGPfC1eIjCb6Ea2DMIMPI5Z2CMTEK_Uo4T4yySOJ_1ju2v2cMmtj1FWz29_4Ag5hWhM7AyNjZ2XtkPrv8vFYlPDfGmbkZ-3Pv9oR60vNuxUbBOQ2enpV6oeGI4W/s4672/IMGP5421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="4672" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsIgcJuuQijNyh9KO73ipiiDPBinLWCoz5EbYEbwwcq2xdM1LaUq_p1M19EF_wIAh8cGPfC1eIjCb6Ea2DMIMPI5Z2CMTEK_Uo4T4yySOJ_1ju2v2cMmtj1FWz29_4Ag5hWhM7AyNjZ2XtkPrv8vFYlPDfGmbkZ-3Pv9oR60vNuxUbBOQ2enpV6oeGI4W/w640-h426/IMGP5421.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">* please note </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> i own a selection of good shoes<br /> & they are not wearing out<br /> any time soon i can tell you<br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-45218707561671904442024-03-07T15:50:00.001+00:002024-03-07T15:50:26.716+00:00PHONE WANTS ALL THE JOBS<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />need a buffer<br />before the day<br /><br />a refresh / a defrag / a purge</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">& tho the phone </span><span style="font-family: courier;">wants the job</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">wants <i>all</i> the jobs</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">i know a shower will do it best<br /><br />wet ritual rebirth<br />so then<br />i can<br />attempt<br />myself<br />again<br /><br />clean parts i hope will</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> fool the mind</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohVcqwsW_QcBuV_5UJKYYwEsFaEqyuLId0sSPD36HtVXFZb_7TLQ5GyOQZNCioPeFdnMVW4D-pMhlzqsFR4gKq5qONZu2pY-f_d7bTHqRuUoeyUTrp7oT7c5CVMbn-1ODdr65klOjtgHd1GPp85XlA7_FmOdHd-t7c0i10M2DiGUfL3oHYZmmEgrGI0wx/s4672/IMGP4841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="4672" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohVcqwsW_QcBuV_5UJKYYwEsFaEqyuLId0sSPD36HtVXFZb_7TLQ5GyOQZNCioPeFdnMVW4D-pMhlzqsFR4gKq5qONZu2pY-f_d7bTHqRuUoeyUTrp7oT7c5CVMbn-1ODdr65klOjtgHd1GPp85XlA7_FmOdHd-t7c0i10M2DiGUfL3oHYZmmEgrGI0wx/w640-h426/IMGP4841.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-66129742617768418982024-03-04T11:04:00.001+00:002024-03-04T11:04:19.114+00:00THAT HARBINGE SLEEP (A BRACKET GAGAKU)<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />the oatmilk of human kindness<br />has gone up 30 pence<br /><br />& at night<br />oh yes </span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">there i am </span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">( undistracted & translucent</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> in the phone screen afterglow )<br /><br />worrying <br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">( the rubble children </span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> & the orbiting star net cage )<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& hallucinating<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">( my too-vivid self </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> limping out on the wild beaches )<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">& </span><span style="font-family: courier;">waiting </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">( hunched then stretched</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> hunched then stretched )</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">for </span><span style="font-family: courier;">the coded </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">lightning flashes<br />that harbinge 'sleep'<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSRt5MT5XIv_9yfa0xgyyclw8wp6VaFSxcsL13btpIIhcb5ghmxkxcENwPJMRZe-EpssE_PYj4sFHkKSpnyUCKu-G7EbWvqC4S2u9QNafwbHPR9JnFUqyXJu3zUPvpSYbtzSr7I7pL4qqVumEz2d_TlA7xUtIKkNH0bxOM3ghTwi2wcfLA5Whoq72651w/s6000/IMGP2534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSRt5MT5XIv_9yfa0xgyyclw8wp6VaFSxcsL13btpIIhcb5ghmxkxcENwPJMRZe-EpssE_PYj4sFHkKSpnyUCKu-G7EbWvqC4S2u9QNafwbHPR9JnFUqyXJu3zUPvpSYbtzSr7I7pL4qqVumEz2d_TlA7xUtIKkNH0bxOM3ghTwi2wcfLA5Whoq72651w/w640-h426/IMGP2534.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-34221072471977012772024-03-02T09:23:00.001+00:002024-03-02T09:23:31.691+00:00HAPPY & NAKED EGG<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />stuff your empty jargon<br />up<br />your<br />brand<br />identity<br /><br />& leave me be</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">filing my reports<br />under a gibbous moon</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />dig your traffic holes<br />under the old stones<br />if you must<br /><br />why not ? </span><span style="font-family: courier;">its a small stupid</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">in a lunatic world</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br />just leave me be<br /><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: courier;">under a china sky</span></div></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">a happy & naked egg</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">laid out in the onion grass</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">plum blossom falling</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span>on the slo mo </span></span><span style="font-family: courier;">of thermals </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">& the southern breeze</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzufixgwJg0hhHwvnW1xTcb6LwEesHF_FapbmMvj5XueY2QTSmFqOqI0JBmz-PtgqUdIEfLKu5cxsPkiOIF73zXrupnOUPWG6Y0mPbYEJpHZATNNLWMwcAnP6mas_Hp17DkW6GJ8kHzQPQFxNcRheOEIjAPgy4ql3l5KbfYw80jxSL6yxfbc2sU3FRFuxi/s4672/IMGP6427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="4672" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzufixgwJg0hhHwvnW1xTcb6LwEesHF_FapbmMvj5XueY2QTSmFqOqI0JBmz-PtgqUdIEfLKu5cxsPkiOIF73zXrupnOUPWG6Y0mPbYEJpHZATNNLWMwcAnP6mas_Hp17DkW6GJ8kHzQPQFxNcRheOEIjAPgy4ql3l5KbfYw80jxSL6yxfbc2sU3FRFuxi/w640-h426/IMGP6427.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-48487700545206395342024-03-01T15:01:00.001+00:002024-03-01T15:01:47.988+00:00MAKING SPACE MAKING EYES<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />stupid time<br />stretching us out like it does</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span>time </span></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>knows</i> it was 1989 once</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">but it stretched it out<br />& stretched it all thin<br /><br />& made space</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">made <i>eyes</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">made swiss cheese of it<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">so the horror<br />can get in</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">& </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">the people </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">can fall out</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEYQSycy2maAB_-LNwJMPPHBYnRqZlljw1Szxys1w2eK7ddhyphenhyphenxOoJ8YV98n36N_zrWlj7xwLw4o8ZKYlic12BFnkzd2KcgseF3-Ql8nXQgUFGTzSUSjbZDOsyizrc5HJNApaGY_2yZfML_EijFf92r4XDq7AFufZrCtzQ92wrcc9akPALD1qNB1Dg_TPR/s4132/IMGP2271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="4132" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEYQSycy2maAB_-LNwJMPPHBYnRqZlljw1Szxys1w2eK7ddhyphenhyphenxOoJ8YV98n36N_zrWlj7xwLw4o8ZKYlic12BFnkzd2KcgseF3-Ql8nXQgUFGTzSUSjbZDOsyizrc5HJNApaGY_2yZfML_EijFf92r4XDq7AFufZrCtzQ92wrcc9akPALD1qNB1Dg_TPR/w640-h426/IMGP2271.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-6855114391180778362024-02-29T14:27:00.001+00:002024-02-29T14:27:56.716+00:00COBWEB ELBOWS<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />i worry<br />that memories<br />may degrade<br />with each needy use<br /><br />like a favourite jumper</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">already skeined thin</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">at its cobweb elbows</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">& i worry </span><span style="font-family: courier;">i dont </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">husband them enough</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">like maybe</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">i should be</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">~</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">but still</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">the </span><span style="font-family: courier;">fallen garden apples</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">gone sweet with rot </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& all the flies there</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">conjure crystal </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">childhood moments</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">of paddington ringer t's</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& moccasin slippers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">gone slippy & shiny underneath</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& still </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">the supermarket shower gel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">of jungle & sport & sage </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">mirrors those mornings </span><span style="font-family: courier;">long ago</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">when </span><span style="font-family: courier;">things</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">were </span><span style="font-family: courier;">different</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">enough to count</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br />when<br />inspiration & flow<br />have gone for a burton<br />&<br />i feel like<br />i only know<br /><br />Three Whole Words</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">well </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">its time for grunt work<br /><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: courier;">time to copy & paste</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">out </span><span style="font-family: courier;">the </span><span style="font-family: courier;">archives dust</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& </span>make a new thing</div><div>without pressure</div><div>from play</div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div>or to sit</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">just sit & sit & sit</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">still as water stone</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">in the drift of the world</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBcGVINbFFL7qKxq9NcD2e7YjCCoqRwBoWl1v02IEgNkb64P5hMGb5Mn34W5mHoFVNpnL0n1qO-y-B7x2nY0GHgPOdkufeSbkp16viG-KAqPSHssPqgnyiRb-_dd5aqk8eRdYy9Otx5loaYB8vCCp4BoMknTk_so8j6DDb6fqjI7UJUCxLfmJCzQ8i_fp/s4423/IMGP3548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4423" data-original-width="2940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBcGVINbFFL7qKxq9NcD2e7YjCCoqRwBoWl1v02IEgNkb64P5hMGb5Mn34W5mHoFVNpnL0n1qO-y-B7x2nY0GHgPOdkufeSbkp16viG-KAqPSHssPqgnyiRb-_dd5aqk8eRdYy9Otx5loaYB8vCCp4BoMknTk_so8j6DDb6fqjI7UJUCxLfmJCzQ8i_fp/w426-h640/IMGP3548.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-8035789720103310562024-02-26T10:54:00.001+00:002024-02-26T10:54:39.319+00:00HOT CIRCLE<div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br />data scraping<br />its </span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">own </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">bots </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">l</span><span style="font-family: courier;">ife hacks</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">inflammatory </span><span style="font-family: courier;">blue tick screeds</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">the </span><span style="font-family: courier;">server farms</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">on </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">the </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">edge of town</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">work </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">up</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">a </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">raging thirst</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">that </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">leaves</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">the </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">people </span><span style="font-family: courier;">panicking </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">for </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">bottled Highland Spring</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">manipulated & </span><span style="font-family: courier;">misinformed</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">&</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">saturated </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">with </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">pointless </span><span style="font-family: courier;">choice</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCWRAYgCT6GDNto4j6CHXngFl26-QQjCzwBlwhNdah3boK6RGklVCC6jTE1UaGqxkcj7reCXjhQTXRlyyX9N0MsfJE46CMzD_S5OxFr2ddsI4DP-HFg3Q1SrvqHQq9OnMToACo5h7GEhAkLNSC-zotb2eDIcijrKFmdntzfJIkiJvgusWD2QKUwcOHMRg/s4525/IMGP1198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3006" data-original-width="4525" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCWRAYgCT6GDNto4j6CHXngFl26-QQjCzwBlwhNdah3boK6RGklVCC6jTE1UaGqxkcj7reCXjhQTXRlyyX9N0MsfJE46CMzD_S5OxFr2ddsI4DP-HFg3Q1SrvqHQq9OnMToACo5h7GEhAkLNSC-zotb2eDIcijrKFmdntzfJIkiJvgusWD2QKUwcOHMRg/w640-h426/IMGP1198.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-45828552365941051552024-02-23T10:34:00.001+00:002024-02-23T10:34:53.268+00:00IT SHOULD BE IN A MUSEUM<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />he goes down the steps</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& she rushes to follow<br />& he stops on the steps<br />& it catches her out<br />& she goes back up the steps</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">as he starts down again</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">catching her out again<br /><br />& they both stop </span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& she lifts his hat brim<br />& he is preoccupied</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& she projects fun</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& he acquiesces <br />& with his hands </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">still in his pockets</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">he sticks out an elbow<br />for her to loop her arm inside<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">& together & </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">in tune</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span><span style="font-family: courier;">for now at least at last </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">they go </span><span style="font-family: courier;">for a drink</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">in washington dc </span><span style="font-family: courier;">1936</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">shia lebouf </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">nine months away</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc382HaNXHvceDlDi425GIhcs1gSL6lbLagui96KCJ4qCl4NIrgul_F2mKbXSn9dFvi4Vbcq6bofiDG3PxOjk6tb7wpFfbPoafXcz6eeiPIpVJBTzmJiUx3JdM2K_bK82753mU_lC-vxlMKaMgMdss6agj2GmkvzdiOPqwUBOdg1c4MvAaVdUZ5RSF8JCy/s3166/IMGP0776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3166" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc382HaNXHvceDlDi425GIhcs1gSL6lbLagui96KCJ4qCl4NIrgul_F2mKbXSn9dFvi4Vbcq6bofiDG3PxOjk6tb7wpFfbPoafXcz6eeiPIpVJBTzmJiUx3JdM2K_bK82753mU_lC-vxlMKaMgMdss6agj2GmkvzdiOPqwUBOdg1c4MvAaVdUZ5RSF8JCy/w640-h426/IMGP0776.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-88614410446403227232024-02-19T09:58:00.000+00:002024-02-19T09:58:06.549+00:00POLO MINT HOLE<div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">in the gloam of undelivered winter</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">i pin mad hope<br />on the accruing spring lands<br /><br />it is impossible pressure<br />i know<br />for only a season to shoulder</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">but </span><span style="font-family: courier;">the emptied airs all dead</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><div>& in need of natures basting</div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>& the hope is in the hope of it</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">like a polo mint hole</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">if the hope is anywhere</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP82LeZK-fPAnIjPkIlMHkRJHFDeou5F5DO7jdahLlyh2cW_d_yUKzhZXvqYJLxe2pW-HfqAcIs7di1C-e0eeW0nHLOWTA7M49EJskPjvDzUXdx4Uufnrjw2zbEpSMraS-pXRllupBRBC8MtaWwesuqo-xKTKhSaQR7qbk_eE0GeKY76Yrs1dRIHcdj3KX/s4197/IMGP9717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="4197" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP82LeZK-fPAnIjPkIlMHkRJHFDeou5F5DO7jdahLlyh2cW_d_yUKzhZXvqYJLxe2pW-HfqAcIs7di1C-e0eeW0nHLOWTA7M49EJskPjvDzUXdx4Uufnrjw2zbEpSMraS-pXRllupBRBC8MtaWwesuqo-xKTKhSaQR7qbk_eE0GeKY76Yrs1dRIHcdj3KX/w640-h424/IMGP9717.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-32602513614967845072024-02-17T09:34:00.001+00:002024-02-17T09:35:00.024+00:00AGOG AT THE HIGHWAY<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />look the febrile universe <br />in its indifferent & piebald eye<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">like the ants we are</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">agog at the highways</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">pandemonium & alchemy <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& carry on carry on </span><div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">toiling in the cordovan soil </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">we have worked</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& poisoned</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& paved <br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">smiling in the mad grace <br />we demanded of it</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">& </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">weeping of it</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">the same</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXhWbO6Ve24H42MDzCjjNgSvV_8aDxQFWbO67fgJ_ZxnlJHe1cnZLKraGnK6rChhhHeQ5LZin9hfftqZaQnplB8Qvp8jHRO3OmU3oKzakUZuFWC7Q3cCjiEayEUMwu8Jp-eQrr3A8H0Ee7gEC9uoQYE-mwkOEbJK0TEaokt5av0btiWDguN-mOKfUVVY8/s4672/IMGP9588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">i have diagnosed myself </span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">with 7 rare disorders<br />& held the floor at 3 wakes<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">fought a policeman<br />& stopped a war<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">killed a murderer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& snubbed a king<br /><br />all in my accelerated electric head<br /><br />& it dies down some with coffee<br /><br />~</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">like things on a microscope slide</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">oily shimmering rainbows<br />strobe in my pov margins</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& a chad of light is displaced</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">by a black hole punched </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">into the centre pane</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br />& <i>everything</i> & <i>anything</i><br />i do / manage / achieve <br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">this morning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">this afternoon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>all week</i><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">is herculean heroism<br />in my viddy newsflash<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkbQCyQbGpnbQkMuE0Z2c8ce_wcqFUAZPFFBdiT3yh-9jqYmRkddH9Bx9aFDE0v19dkTYkLor6z6n_kStwDTmBE4O1iIJpu91MD1zj5LRUvSPFrs1eYk36syjhzVAu9F7KZlvFSrZoihZs18Z7lRvMX4l_2pCNU-9ugVkpLZoE-pD23Lxak4po7qIaFr3/s825/IMGP3535b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="825" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkbQCyQbGpnbQkMuE0Z2c8ce_wcqFUAZPFFBdiT3yh-9jqYmRkddH9Bx9aFDE0v19dkTYkLor6z6n_kStwDTmBE4O1iIJpu91MD1zj5LRUvSPFrs1eYk36syjhzVAu9F7KZlvFSrZoihZs18Z7lRvMX4l_2pCNU-9ugVkpLZoE-pD23Lxak4po7qIaFr3/w640-h426/IMGP3535b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-82746136744449739132024-02-13T10:32:00.003+00:002024-02-13T10:36:49.152+00:00OLD ELECTRIC STOVE<div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />sometimes when i sleep<br />my dead grandma is there<br />& she wants a cup of tea is all</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& shes already sat comfortably<br /><br />& when i wake sometimes<br />i smell the cooking <br />how she would do it</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br />no not the cooking <br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">but the hot metal<br />of the old electric stove<br />on for hours & hours & hours<br />on a sunday long ago<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tY-T3T2G9DuOvcfQ5cV-hIBfbNBMSK3v4XrOYldHtp1K6kMrXXTN264sXAvQGZ7dQL71GT5hErXIkK8ROEm3KV0ngN2NbP2ILw1aCMc2XvpPzdRILEO6NgKFHqS-0lnh11mn68hlXyiEpSbw3reDtm3Ra43TVcaI3-iQxWhJUWQKRViyXIBp6v0uVTDY/s3806/IMGP1968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3806" data-original-width="2528" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tY-T3T2G9DuOvcfQ5cV-hIBfbNBMSK3v4XrOYldHtp1K6kMrXXTN264sXAvQGZ7dQL71GT5hErXIkK8ROEm3KV0ngN2NbP2ILw1aCMc2XvpPzdRILEO6NgKFHqS-0lnh11mn68hlXyiEpSbw3reDtm3Ra43TVcaI3-iQxWhJUWQKRViyXIBp6v0uVTDY/w426-h640/IMGP1968.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-16258137061202869952024-02-12T09:40:00.001+00:002024-02-12T09:40:44.572+00:00GUNS BEFORE BREAKFAST<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />the things i see<br />before breakfast<br /><br />online on social apps<br />on my phone in my hand</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br />snuff & lies</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& grace between bile<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& a little girl</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">eight or nine or ten<br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;">firing two pistols </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">at the same time</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">two fingers needed </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">on each trigger<br />& she empties one </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">before the other<br />& she discards it </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">with a glance<br />like a kindergarten john wick<br />calm concentration on her face</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">& she really is doing it well<br />& who is behind the camera ?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbz-aDd1RR31pmS1xS849xJprnPd98s7lVG0yc1PDfrxS2pc7f0pWKThtVAwd1IUjt0-mo_o0EHLmb9TFGAhXTl-bstajGOql_1JAOWDVkEi_vHvu3wS0dJsJ_lIms3y-zbIL0wUcoskDkY2duRWuM_Fn04CNYQCu7U4pQXhHGbfvWeFkcqcQAHM1emKS/s4667/IMGP0766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">that </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">i might understand</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bTwVizqpSn_Aeim2NNr7vvICShns_VGsr8RHPCiSMcfVLTqJLZ7O6U2jYwCnwkpzMnhuQAvjW92k1UIkSMc54z3jSclkio-x47k2jDbmjQAmOcJM6u7gdMPrIAyMKW0Lwc2GoaQfQjxf-sL6mmiqmiN_TzVv5jEYAPYaXVENU-F8kzuX9y7nI1xXbWg2/s3063/IMGP2384-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="3063" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bTwVizqpSn_Aeim2NNr7vvICShns_VGsr8RHPCiSMcfVLTqJLZ7O6U2jYwCnwkpzMnhuQAvjW92k1UIkSMc54z3jSclkio-x47k2jDbmjQAmOcJM6u7gdMPrIAyMKW0Lwc2GoaQfQjxf-sL6mmiqmiN_TzVv5jEYAPYaXVENU-F8kzuX9y7nI1xXbWg2/w640-h640/IMGP2384-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-48180883957963293542024-02-08T09:59:00.000+00:002024-02-08T09:59:05.311+00:00BING BONG<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />bing bong<br /><br />this is your captain speaking<br />welcome aboard </span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">the evolution express</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">all passengers please be aware<br />you should have your own flame to carry<br />however small & private</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">in whatever form it takes</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />otherwise please change here<br />where industrialised nostalgia</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">& the platitude fountains</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">will take care </span><span style="font-family: courier;">of your needs</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br />please stand clear of the doors<br /><br />bing bong<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-N0_wruz8tGYzFZktozsdtouVzSntEKo3ZVtKR6NdAkrJiRTcypvonXwDj7mBzVgJjDQNrPMab6V744sXbgA9-BAbMMfri-SS5RKNA6pxSAcLA19-pFBvB_oVdXSbbBrhKyl_TQlc01-_zy296eICRrKsSiX5nC6HK_Fxa8kQjO7SINwIgXJGa9gi_sZk/s1960/IMGP4314-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1954" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-N0_wruz8tGYzFZktozsdtouVzSntEKo3ZVtKR6NdAkrJiRTcypvonXwDj7mBzVgJjDQNrPMab6V744sXbgA9-BAbMMfri-SS5RKNA6pxSAcLA19-pFBvB_oVdXSbbBrhKyl_TQlc01-_zy296eICRrKsSiX5nC6HK_Fxa8kQjO7SINwIgXJGa9gi_sZk/w638-h640/IMGP4314-001.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-28777253650104951092024-02-07T15:28:00.001+00:002024-02-07T15:28:38.332+00:00FOR THE SIMPLIFIED VIEW<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />when i wake up sometimes<br />its like i am a husk<br /><br />a nothing who knows nothing<br />empty / nowhere / nada<br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />& then its like<br />i arrive into myself<br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;">like i am </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">a pdf </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">to open <br /><br />& as i fill up </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">i do buffer some</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">& i search my meat browser<br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;">for the button </span><span style="font-family: courier;">to click on</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">for </span><span style="font-family: courier;">the simplified view</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-wIBzJaRJyLsJ-ydZu-tsXQ7Dw3Ye4RXcTuXeLBa5a7TbYdBu9cuGVI-SrxTjVWk4kV9jcX4yWPS3W2lDWYaVQInMEaTxlCLpoooz5qN5sEl_bEAWxrAtxFGgBUD7MJmYSsuygF0STds_czXN0oBV2rzazzFP90HDGwa5BRS-cBjbmTkOePhCsRm-v4B/s3169/IMGP2569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="3169" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-wIBzJaRJyLsJ-ydZu-tsXQ7Dw3Ye4RXcTuXeLBa5a7TbYdBu9cuGVI-SrxTjVWk4kV9jcX4yWPS3W2lDWYaVQInMEaTxlCLpoooz5qN5sEl_bEAWxrAtxFGgBUD7MJmYSsuygF0STds_czXN0oBV2rzazzFP90HDGwa5BRS-cBjbmTkOePhCsRm-v4B/w640-h426/IMGP2569.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-84079622437532103632024-02-06T11:02:00.001+00:002024-02-06T11:02:54.621+00:00PICK A REASON THE STORY DEMANDS<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br />i am playing <br />catch up<br />after my bodys decisions <br /><br />we all are<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">free will<br />is the justifying of it<br />we pick a reason<br />i pick a reason<br />that the story demands<br /><br />i try to watch<br />to second guess<br />my limbic subconscious<br /><br />but it leaves me<br />sitting<br />sitting<br />on a garden chair<br /><br />wind evacuating any residual self<br />finger digging around up my nose<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRFFRshYKUn9MosNGeHnUbh3lpWh1otV8hiJw_zru1PWw36hGRwdxydLYrMY8_AoiEO3duLKUiTo_p-vMYjIt2b-L7pCS3-19W-HCey_gwNA5fdXSCCZXdOCn3kux7s4idI43709EqHyfV7nZYeTvpET-ebTSnTBhogf04HfPHBsHfvl4iR0xmIkeS25G/s2667/IMGP2817-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="2666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRFFRshYKUn9MosNGeHnUbh3lpWh1otV8hiJw_zru1PWw36hGRwdxydLYrMY8_AoiEO3duLKUiTo_p-vMYjIt2b-L7pCS3-19W-HCey_gwNA5fdXSCCZXdOCn3kux7s4idI43709EqHyfV7nZYeTvpET-ebTSnTBhogf04HfPHBsHfvl4iR0xmIkeS25G/w640-h640/IMGP2817-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485645628138000905.post-42424810370686951512024-02-05T10:48:00.001+00:002024-02-05T10:48:21.148+00:00ANGER LIKE A CHEAP MATCHSTICK<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br />the poet was furious<br />with the publisher<br />over a missing full stop *<br /><br />oh to own such fury <br />such certainty & fight<br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">to release </span><span style="font-family: courier;">like hounds</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">well my anger eats itself</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">like the </span><span style="font-family: courier;">sulphur </span><span style="font-family: courier;">& filler</span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">in a cheap matchstick head</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">a blink of flare</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">then a push of smoke</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">& moisture on the run</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">like the frustration </span><span style="font-family: courier;">tears</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: large;">of a lost little boy</span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vq9ORpy_uZGCHtp4ccUFVhRTrZI5GEeZJdftZegDILO3bn1LHh4w6lfGqsSa4Rn0u7U2aFosPZRLhGgKOP1ETm4K3nnoLkDVDOQqgOGtrsLu5IxdpSv0L1tdcFflCENe5BWT9KSzooMCgw4kRg5W2kMuhnUSfK96GobK_UXUhbziufkBrafbKEpoqLut/s4672/IMGP6023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="4672" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vq9ORpy_uZGCHtp4ccUFVhRTrZI5GEeZJdftZegDILO3bn1LHh4w6lfGqsSa4Rn0u7U2aFosPZRLhGgKOP1ETm4K3nnoLkDVDOQqgOGtrsLu5IxdpSv0L1tdcFflCENe5BWT9KSzooMCgw4kRg5W2kMuhnUSfK96GobK_UXUhbziufkBrafbKEpoqLut/w640-h426/IMGP6023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> * the poem was a single full stop</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> at the bottom of an empty page</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> by Vsevolod Nekrasov<br /><br /></span><br /></div></div></div>ford dagenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070157907382561929noreply@blogger.com0