Five Poems by Stephen Philip Druce

 

PLANET ESTIPORD

On Planet Estipord,

the zig-zag hitcher

stutters in a cannibal

marinade of matador 

monasteries,

distorted disciples embroider

pollen priests in a semitone

barricade of goblin gristle,

as sheepish whisky lullabies

lather phoenix chapters

in a cartoon crescendo

of atomic sitars,

in a gossip pencil tempo,

octave orphans stomp

in alphabet ribbons,

as voodoo violins guffaw

like acrobatic asteroids

in tacky trapeze.

PLANET ARKALADA

On Planet Arkalada,

techno stampedes

of javelin broth, catapult

caramel scoundrels in

a cactus tirade of

striped assassins,

in buckled stupor,

treacle typhoons waltz

in a guttural essence 

of blizzard battalions -

opium cliff zombies

hijack cryptic continents,

as grotty sirens spiral

like capsized caterpillar

embryos in anchored inferno.

PLANET BUKADORA

Pouting buttercup hymns

guzzle uprooted stallions

in falsetto swamps,

ruptured chicanes pulverize

limousine tunnels with

confetti raccoons,

cryptic epitaphs criss-cross

odyssey flamingos in

pounce petulant,

wriggling scalps ransack

chapel lagoons in

twitching grenade swelter,

fornicating forests trickle

afterglow cavalries of

fiasco monsoons in

graffiti gallop, as

swaggering radar gurus

tussle in a pinball of

lacklustre lingo.

PLANET AXORAD

Pampered subway raisins

seesaw in a spluttering

rose hip massacre,

supple lashings of ivory

jackals grovel in

a snared cauldron 

of vampire nectar,

tulip misfits helter-skelter

in heckling pigtail temples,

soprano harvests baptise

evergreen mystics in

a rampant drizzle of

gospel splinters,

serenaded suburbs topple

like baritone lasers, as

nimble dish demons

parade palm tree puritans

in the murky shallows

of scalded saffron.

PLANET FIRRAZIM

Urchin pyramids scamper

scarlet in soliloquy stitch,

jigsaw sparrows tiptoe

tapestry in a rendezvous

of regatta resin,

shrapnel semitones mangle

in squalid scuffle,

polecat prophets varnish

rabble dragons in a fortress

of grubby mania,

stilted kestrel offshoots 

gargle prickly perch quintets,

as rhyming balcony pests

decay in hypersonic gluttony.

Stephen Philip Druce - Is a fifty eight year old poet from Shrewsbury in the UK. His poems are planet based. They describe the events that take place on the planets that exist in his imagination. His work has been published in the UK, India, Canada and the USA. He has written for London theatre plays and BBC Radio 4 Extra.