My poetry is in responce to actual events and/or personal experiences.

 

Sometimes they are humourous but often they relate to a political, ecological or humanitarian situation, or in this case I like the sense of timing between a  national  bowl cancer initiative  and the fedral elections.    

Poetry is another significant voice in my toolbox. 

 

 

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Ordure to Canberra

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A parcel was posted to me

A request for a sample from my bowels 

An unusual invitation to all men over 50

To participate in this

Extraordinary study on 

Jobs and Growth 

 

Bowel cancer research

In the middle of an election

My contribution a number two job

A small amount of Labor ensuing

My liberal bequest of excrement

Searching for an odious growth

 

I am grateful for their dalliance 

I am grateful for a negative result 

My Job was favorable in my labor 

And no growth was detected 

In my liberal five foot bowel

My ordure keeps me gifted 

 

There’s nothing more satisfying

Than sending shit to Canberra

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On Election Day

At our town hall

A young, attractive blond woman

Hands a card to me

An invitation of sorts, I take it

“Sex party” she says with an alluring melodic voice

Delighted I said; but I will have to check my diary

 

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© John Mutsaers

5.7.2016