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Category: 140 character poems

Nº 166

140 character poems, Poetry, Twitter
Nº 166 - “Well we have three Japanese restaurants in our area.
One is very exclusive, one is extremly average 
and the third one is Chinese.”

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December 9, 2012October 26, 2014 Jan NobleLeave a comment

Nº 147

140 character poems, Poetry, Twitter
Nº 147 - No high speed manifestos,
no more car crash poems, 
but at Marinetti's grave 
the sound of distant traffic 
is keeping the poet awake.

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August 15, 2012October 26, 2014 Jan NobleLeave a comment

Nº 134

140 character poems, Poems, Poetry, Twitter, Twitter Poetry
Nº 134 - Last night I watched the river undress.
First it removed its shirt, second it took off its trousers 
then, embarrassed, it swam away

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July 27, 2012October 26, 2014 Jan NobleLeave a comment

Nº 132

140 character poems, Poems, Poetry, Twitter, Twitter Poetry
Nº 132 - And if she asks where I've gone 
tell her I am cleaning the meat from my bones 
and won't be back until they're stripped and scoured.

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July 25, 2012October 26, 2014 Jan NobleLeave a comment

Nº 131

140 character poems, Jan Noble, Poems, Poetry, Twitter, Twitter Poetry
Nº 131 - "I have pigeons nesting in my hair,
wood lice crawling out of my ears, 
mice gnawing at my feet, 
there is no room for you my love."

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July 24, 2012October 26, 2014 Jan NobleLeave a comment

Nº 130

140 character poems, Poems, Poetry, Twitter, Twitter Poetry
Nº 130 - The city blisters in the screaming heat. 
Young men hunt in packs and everywhere the sound of barking, 
the endless barking of sheep.

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July 23, 2012October 26, 2014 Jan NobleLeave a comment

Nº 129

140 character poems, Poems, Poetry, Twitter, Twitter Poetry
Nº 129 - This morning my father turned into a seagull. 
We knew it was him as soon as he opened his beak 
and refused to get down off the roof

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July 22, 2012October 26, 2014 Jan Noble1 Comment
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