Gavin Turner Writes

  • Exciting times

    No poem today but some exciting news! My poem Waving marigolds will be up on Roi faineant press tomorrow which is a really great magazine with excellent editors. Also I am working on an even bigger project which I hope to see released in the near future. Thanks for all…

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  • Fool

    Fool

    Be on your guard, For buckets held over doorframes, Salt in the sugar canister, Clingfilm over the toilet bowl Beware, Of the dodgy emails, Posted letters filled with glitter, Flaming bags on the porch Be wise to the jokes, About displaced families in a warzone, The warming oceans, And the…

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  • #slap party

    #slap party

    Dave slapped Steven hard across the face, He thought about punching him but changed it To a slap at the last minute, Phil slapped Dave, no one slaps Steven apart from me he cried, Steven slapped Phil, they were into that kind of thing Jodie slapped Steven and Phil, she…

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  • A trip to Casualty

    A trip to Casualty

    I had to go to Casualty last night It was in a place called Holby, All the usual gang was there, Charlie, still not retired Duffy, remember her? Megan, you know the one, she Used to clean up all the vomit And was the only one who wore a green…

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  • Tell me of the grass

    Tell me of the grass

    Tell me of the grass on Your side of the fence, That the ground is hard and stony faced That it is withered or wild, untameable Clumped, devoid of moss or feeling Bracken wetted sludge and Sumptuous richness Perhaps you are starving too That there is no land or hope…

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Gavin Turner

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