poetry don’t have to be
living in a library
there’s poetry that you can see
in the life of everybody,
a lick of paint’s the kind of thing I mean
a lick of paint’s a lovely piece of writing
the tongue of the paintbrush
giving something drab
a dab new sheen
a lick of paint’s exciting.
there are folk who like to see
Latin in their poetry
and plenty of obscurity
me for instance
(only joking)
how I like to listen to the lingo
in bingo
legs eleven
clickety-click
a lick of paint
no – sorry that ain’t one
poetry – language on a spree
I want to be
a leaf on the poetree
poetry is good for me
I think I’ll have some for my tea
John Hegley