TIM ALLEN           
            
The Carousing Duck

[This Careering Deck is dedicated to the publisher of The Cruising Duct]


tHe Duck made a small fortune from the sQUirrel
tHe Dog complained to the stairs on the Stairs
tHe Dog and Duck said bless me (us) an inDicaTion!
Torment of palms fOr thOse silent Astronomers

iTs LaNgUaGe consists of haZelnuts and CHattels
Amphibious stars taLk the lANGUAGE of Capital
Black wall invaded by a millIOn beDs
dUck Action dOg auCtion sQUirrel inacTion rotAtion

imMobile and purple the man stood imagining tHem
iDols at dusk and the shepherds on a battlefield
qUeen's skin bListeRing where she's beEn kIsseD
dOting aNiMaLs dumped into polite coNVersation

remOVe your ARMour we want to Operate
traCe geese and flimsy legs on chARTS and pilloWs
sCan the homeWork before condemning it At a stroKe
taX disc on doG tAx disc on ducK squirrelly-honest

uniCorn watches her sHave in bygone immediatelY
tHe glUtton the bitCH tOOk Up the whOle paraGraph
dog eGGs warped in silk by duck wRapped in deSk
jaZZ misShapen like a twisted hOOp cLaws curtains

thE cUrsinG Duke got on the telepHone to maX ErnsT
dAwn fingered the modest lawn as squiRRel joKed
horSeleSS jockeys and jocKyleSS horses reSigned
sHe risked the larGest of her breASts for Her banKer

thE receipt arrived from uraLs stAIned wIth YELL ow
visible as The sky and as sentiMental as The ciTy
deLivery of speLLs transLATEd into Robotian lingo
reaD them alouD at Dinner while LOver eats yer namE

salMon jumPed onto my uniform and stayed tHere
dOg got buried unDer RoYaL hillOcK ever sufferIng
ducK gashed the water and strutted around King Posterior
sQUirrel in evening as bluRRed in the baFroom mIrRoR                                                   

The shareholders stared (for a long time) at the DeaD girL
tHe dEAd GIRl stared back at the staring shareholders
wasn'T any god at algeBra but geOMetry waz a revelAtion
raIn Ended but night didn't and beings began to Die

cHopper henRY sat in some rotting petals cutting distance
hE pushed himsELF to set siege to the Sun itSelf
cHance was that choPper HenrY got balmy IMPlosion
neither dEad gIrl nor sQUirrel on internet under hearT

we cried wHen senSe dIed and tAlked teary nOnsense
wE burieD we dasheD therE tO sadDen saT fatiGueD
weRe we wHere wasN't wHat maTTeREd witH mOm
we wEnt to an iMMensE schOOl 'N hid in diSposAl

dEmONS of reaLism or oNe deMon apiEcE let in oNce
gONg art the waTcHmakeR hAS it out wiTh ClOCKmaker
hatS falL ofF inSurmounTableS made of depression taBletS
humminG thaT olD sonG abouT a humMing biRd

anonYmoUS inFLUences enChanT aNd put icoN on the cAkE
detritUS in accord with aNiMaL aNaRcHiSm senSes sEnsEs
cRicket starS playing footbaLl husBanDs wEeDing
stArs ALways starTinG tO hITCHhike

buBBlEgum blOwinG dUck Hits cOrneR Of mUg
duCk'S gumBo makeS SounD sOUNd lIke noThinG earThly
personAlIseD perfUmE subliMated iN aDVertiseMENt
motHs deVour printOut MOThs oN mArGaRiNe knIFe

alcHemy takes a LOT of nervE faiTHfUl olD tOOls
oLd farTs boRing tHe panTs oFf each otHer lOOk doWn
lauGhing OlD mEn AnD giGgLiNg yoUNg gIRl coOl tAu
N theN n thEn n agaiN tHen eggS and ameN

eXeter riDDle bOOk iS likE a baD dreaM in a wEt bEd 
propEL monkEY gLandS intO sPace claUstRopHobiCaLly
slack accountAnt calls it a dAy as nIgHt comeS audiBLY
furnItUrE in the cLouds and pOliSHED tOo

niCe juiCy peAr runniNg doWn my wriSt to midGe biTe
hitCh up the trAiler paSs a hikEr juSt as hE's thumbiNg
anonyMous AnD in my hatChback I carRY on 'N on
booTsTraps wanDering alL oVeR the fronT of bumPer
                                                                                                                                              
hUgs bOth hUGe and smaLL fUnctIon as cHorAl slEeP
feAthers torpedOes rhythM oblivioN Noem and Noetry
starvIng In a flAT watchIng starvATIon on FLatty tV
arOuse grOund to sWIng as carOusel tips cOncuBineS

kagool on the oUtskirTs tempted toWarDs DisTillery
your readEr is a chimERA whO escaPES with a murmUR
domestic gOld from laVatory Pan returns goriLla leg
an exAmple of sufficieNCy througH raFFles and beggIng

nor tHis nOr tHat wHen ignorEd by aPocrypHaL kNot
neither author nor stagGERed nOval or ORGANised cRhyme
wHatEver infinitesIMaL reaSon is esTablished iT truffLes
delicate oriental CASTle atoP the EUropean crOcOdIlE

lagGinG bEhind a month of sUNDAYs the iCE obStacleS
sHe rolleD Up tHe loVe leTteRs anD puT hiM iN focUs
iSolAte anY animal from iTs languAge it'LL be DanDy 
is askIng for trouBLe asking FoR tRoUblE i'Ll be dARNeD

euROPEan croc littered with sQuIrReLs in the poOP bIn
iN the wiNdoW disPlay le freNch elepHAnt pecks ENGlish
cRocs dOgs sQuirrels and dUcks in SlugGish gang warFare
ouR emPire is full of cOOks and whOrEs withOut cinEma

picked hitcher up 'twas jACK kErouAc witH a kiCkeD bAG
what's a way to gRow vAgUe foXglOVes in a comPartMent
yOur away so mUch tHat the SeaSons now aRe PeRsonaL
deFormed by aLcoHOL tHen saVed bY a teChnicaliTy

disTracted spluttering from the recalcitRant Vests tWice
neglected contrOVersy diShEs the dIrT on cLeanest plateS
citY feels sPooked itS dWellerS work the spooKY sYsTem
noThing is ouT of place PLACE no animAl on [OUR] sIde

giGgling when gettINg in the maZE but sOOn gets serioUS
the sTaTely HOMe is on fIre bOOm gO the windOws
howEver sorry for the entire orchesTra is conDuctor onLy
Taunt the paSSionLess with a throAt sAnd runs thrOUgh

i'LL be late indeed and not beCause i'm iLl or anytHing
divideD the daY waR bRoke ouT with byStander's standardS
secondary Mod schooL dupEd then tOOlEd in deVelopment
laYerS of beaUty bEneaTh which a wiTch on aspiriN
                                                                                                                                              
i gUess the waTer filtEreD through the kNoT on a YaCht
transParent instituTIon or just a filIgree of sWiMmers
thinKing for EXAMple of them EaRs thAt wAlls hAVe
ain't soliloQuy what warps tHem wHat hEAR shOuted ouT

tHe Hearse fillED witH PETrol wHile we filled witH tEARS
daYs tUrned iNto the LiBrarY car park quitE seRioUslY
motIfs, Action Plans, Misrepresentative Commas, drIFt ICe
tHe OnlY periOd in histOry i haven'T AN o'levEL in

DuCk waS theOreticAl Other On Over-time DAY cLasses
commitment to kNowLedge of instrUction phantasmagOrIa
crimINalised workers of A peAce-lOVIng nAtUrE
cO-eXist witH gOlden Age oF graVity-Image measUre

yeT I gUess the appropriate institutiOns simplifY horseplaY
lacking tHe element of motivAtIon are arch enemY ducked
reIficaTion and sympaThy with the UniCorn'S traCe
froM HeRe to EterniTy witH anytHing on your conscienCe

onCe tHey began Calling things modern wE wErE donE
jaZZ rAn ouT oF sTeam but the ZooZ of EuroPe WeRe fUll
subJects in oUr teXtbOOks swOPped w Objects in pocketS
concluded hours rested equAlly in ideaLogical conTemplation

included tours tested equally in ideaLogical Templates
tHe market sHare at 1 witH PoPuLaR struGGle
ConCeiVed legit tHe inTimate tHeoloGy reGreSSed
hairY fairY tailS heSitatinG at the interUptiOn ofF the flute

realm wHere woMen and mAX eRNST don'T materialisE
succinct realm where MaX ErnsT's Women DO'NT matter
maJor liberteriAns sitting on the faCes of minOr fasCisTs
disCOMFORTURE sitTing on the faeces of fenCe builders

modest spLash Of cOLour in the sElf-conscioUS slogAN
replete with solVENT and philistine i 'ad a Go at melancHoly
intoXicated with His story I sTole a pHrase from FourIEr
the AnImAlS wEnT iN 2x2 to carPet the Carpenter

mY bodY lefT mY spiriT anD wandereD pragmaticallY wesT
pleaSe don't dehorn decentralise desocialise OR TABoo war
wE mUst Have HaD great confiDEnCe to ComE this fAr
tHe spiritLess boDy Got into controVersies oVer Vitals
                                                                                                                                              
tHe deHumanIseD might as WELL HaVe been a tracTor
Alternative holiDay resort resorted to FUNctions and lINKS
pHilOsoPHy sPrUnG sPontaniOUsLy froM roUGh promise
Blandishments, Nascent Quotations, More Blandishments

Insert woRk In pRogRess Into buzz lIght yeaR's mandaRIn
boiled A gReen LOBsteR and watched it gROW gReeneR
the cRuising dUkE goes MaRitime as baUdY technolOGY
sCiSsoRs fUse restoRation coMedy with jacobian tRagEdy

COME metaNarRatives and Sir Names threw OUT the land
anD don'T reaD backwardS whaT yoU don'T understanD
Your Mandelbrots And Skaz Are Beyond Your COMmand
you'LL saVe soMe tiMe singing an aSyMMetric CONceit

duly His marXist responses were mild in the eXtra Meme
duty dictated His adoptION of a PARAphrase in Rep.
dub-poet turned to runny jelly by tHose evil behavIourIstS
all Dewey eyed at irRegular onSET of musiCal pRose

flattened hunch on the hunchbaCk sprINGs baCk wiLdLy
what guesT coUld ever guEss what gueSt is coming to dinner
ProVided the Plural wiVes wiV subpoenad Penises hAlVeD
dO aDopt one of thoSe unemPloyed nINe dimenSIONS

wEnt DOwn the pub but tHis puB wAS put on tHe hILLtop
dRANK from The CANal and ATe from their sAltY hAnds
walKed aHead SHOALders sWayinG 'sif weiGhinG C weed
sWALLOWED so muCh muCk hIS TONgue's a diriGible

ThE sQuIrReL dAnCeD wItH tHe KaNgArOo'S mOnEy
ThE dUkE aTe A cOlA lOlLy ThEn LaNgUiDlY rEfRoSe
tHe gOd caught the eYe Of THe wiDow thROUGH taU pin
reVersible wINdows doORs wALLs floors and forTUNES

cAstle cLOSEd to danCerS is sCissored to its paper heART
nICEty of A fountain pLaying patience with artificial PASSion
cHewing gUm PATTERning the paVements on castOFf iSle
LITERary launcH luncH for the Obserer's bK. of frencH poetry

oilY exoduS pilL noT tO bE takeN orallY oR greedilY rolleD
sTranger talKing to stRanger in tHe lONEly saX languAge
peaCoCks Carving Careers out of being disPlay PeaCoCks
gArgANtuAN Chandelier ruStInG IN the INert reSerVoIr
                                                                                                                                              
kNEW new adDress aNd NUMBer plate was nEverevEr
villAge pOnD anthroPolOgY sIlk and unBolTed apparatUs
fArm WAGes paid to bLank Managers fOr cLIPping nAils
Animals on sTrike qUeuing uP to lEARN about jEsUs

timID tRains savAgeEly underWriTing young Man's hyMn
seaguLLs are coMMas iN An angliCiZing eQuaTion
sCrapPed pig'S kNOWledge oFf wHen i eraZed reCORD
inCreased the notional normative and nominal gRaces

tRapPist monKEY emboDIED spirIT of inDetermiNancy
we aRe loYaL CoBra gRUBs becaUse coitUs is artLesS
the UnConscioUs TraDition keePs US thINKing artFULLy
gROW gROW gROW yOUR bOAT 

narcIsSuS rerOuted conTEMPORARY hOMelessness
in walLs and bRidges lenNon underStood machiNations
pIrate vIdEO of Peter Pan withOut cRock oR alArm-cLock
vET viSiting pregnANT giRAFfe is hALF alf actiVist

have a hEARt o! VULnerable AlterNative trismeGISTus 
fAERie qUEen's emBrace of the celTic avANT-garde 
meloncHoly giANTS not very GOOd mint in the zOo
bAd eGg aNd apPle waTch roSes burNing as a star buRns 

skAnked The cIvil autHority with bIlly blake's chIckenshit
mindFul of hiS bibLe thE automAton sutuRed a headwAter
bulLet pRoof but in Hell i offeRED a cop distIlled water
ratheR Bardic merleaU-Ponty in A wInd sWept cAge  

miSunderstanding between DeSolation row and gLen Coe
my caRousing dUCK loves loaves and lICKS them sPongy
subSidance under the carPET witHout outRAGe or SaY-So
sQUADron reTURNed with MAYo on tHEIR sArnies

wHen iNsaNe mY FERAl cAT fLEW up the liBertY Pillar
conCeived cHeerfullY and SENTimentally tHen fLayed
ameriCAN stRAWberries On a mOuntain of rotting mEAT
fEARLESS RAPid EyE mOvements loOK really sCARy

cHarming bLimp eXPERimented w 'is OWn tRuth-dRUG
hEAVEn was lonDon but frOZen by eARThen incantation
daD waS a stONE maSON up to his eyeS in WHITe water
icon staShed ruefully behind the shed isn't even more water
                                                                                                                                              
incessant rain turned to water on which the duck SPORted
inScriptions on the cenotaph made sense
long lost things effectively remain dead to the world
cHeerio in sTereo aMigo

wE arE only fully unConsCious beCause of lAnGuAgE
sPare riBbeD fOr pLeasure The grEat AfriCan lAnd sNail
porceLain cRunched on aUction bLOCK by sad sCiEntISt
taLentLess phoeNIX pumPs muMpS into pYraMid raPPer

cUte felLow cReative cReatUres are aUtobahn ceRAMics
sLick baby brinGs her hUsbahnd to neW-View a tuRret
STUDents gLower at tHe cAmEra in cHewinG-Gum adVert
wHipPersNapper got faMOUs feeding on valium n bluegrass

unDone bRoken-Up destRoyed and sCattered by kaRATe
mumBo jumBo appaRATus and a prodiGal gEEk
kaTe busH'S babUshkA coHereNt wIth goddamN jESUS
robespiere happy in mental hEALth lIke waltZIng mice

ouR bRotheRs dead and ouR sisteRs maRRied to Antz
MOTher drowning in vIrtUal cIder in orcHestra pIt
funKy luncHboX is pArt of an amUsIng anATOMy
the dUke cOoKs DucK tHougH He pRefers raw sCorpeOn

liBirty is not Illusory oR cIrCular it'S a rUndOwn asylUm
the diSabled areN'T labeled as armwRestlers' arMrests
ritual head sPinning going on down the kamikaZe klub
cHronicAlly sIcK ELECTronic pet goes to bOttleTop vet

wHirlPOOl of motoWn mUsic mAsses hEard after maSS 
anarcHist colLeCted ricHmens drIVewaYs to imProve
does it matter tHat the antiChrist isn't MADe of antiMatter
an anarchist and an antichrist aren't aVailAble in StIcKeR

scorched dresSinggOWN isn't Yours it SayS So In IndeX
Single minded faVoUrite flAvouR sTay eTernallY lOvelY
inhaleD lUsh smIRK as it got caTaLoguEd cAsh-GENTle
fIsh hAS a liGht inSide itS fleSh aS a Silent veSSel paSSeS

lauGHed wHen wE wErE SURprised or cried with boredom
curVAcious Mary Visited by 'ansome young anGEL 
secreT policemaN unCOvers voODoO dOll in LAMPoon
go to wine-tasting class learn how to Express yOurselF
                                                                                                                                               
supplementary BUSYbody Question to be ackNowLedgeD
repetitious numbers-game sporting fantastic imagery
tHeir inSouCiAnCe sHrunk to a tapE meaSure orGy
hutcheS open foR inspectioN groW velVeT and StubBorn

yOu caN't inFer yoUr aSs fRom yOur elBow sIr Sur
hOse aNna is WAShing featHers aNd sHit oFf yoUr cAr
inSect adhEres to goOse goIng fOr iTs morNing waLk
oUr herOine'S heAd is liFted fROM the launDRY basket

puttinG a beT on A horse calleD Orthodox buttinG a peT
trEe trUnks behavioUr is qUite unliKe tHat of gaY sWan
celList assEmbles cEllo from driftwood n plays sWimmingly
emBrace renaissAnCe of haBitual uTopian WRENching

all eleMentS pINned Down tHen bLue-taKed to winDow
assoCiateS of animalS aLl giVen Custodial SentenCeS
are you man manNequin or MEan looking golden retriever
aRe yOu gOdHead or knObhEAd or gaZeBo bUilder

justicE of T' peas gets on T' cOuNcIl w thE other geTTs
Gets Given penciL-sHARPener w boGrOlL hOlder
aBout timE wE wEnt t' war w sWitZerland saYs maYor
peaCh pReserve or a landsCAPE of your porTrait mAm

SINce tHose dReadful diveRs arRived there's bEen nufin
dredGed the ponD and WIPed the villaGe floor with 'EM
hAlf a crOwn arCade is nOw a Penny dreadfUl
memories are made oF seQuesTered efForts

oPEN cHIStian-scientisT BIBle beHind gLass mesH
iN sanitariUm fOr lOng eLope tO exPeriMental City
count on Rifle in l-shAPED rooM tHen tEeTer from iT
in PhysicS TodaY ThE DucK LaY an IllustrateD EgG

hOse aNna Ties washinG-line to free-StAndinG maGpie
fLushing ouT sensatioNal ouTlaw from fRogGy rOcks
hoMage to overwHelmed baDdy in paireD Down iMage
ill-FATed couple of birds push out the selfconscious boat 

pc escorted CATamaran on moTORway to the lAkEs
wHat's tHat wHen theY saY drowNed in oWn jUICes
muGGing VICtim's pHoto inCiSed in phialing sYsTem
uPrIGhT pIAnO In eMpty sOuvenir boX aUctiOned off
                                                                                                                                             
telePhone baby-SItter say we saw her Grandad's gHost
commuNity rAise enOugh to send cHess PRODigy away
in sHirtslEEVes luBricatIng the wAlkIng cAne Handles
pediGreE cOla imMortalised in opeReTta aBout the yEar

viC & boB gRace cHiLdren's maTeriAl for aDults onLy
meticulous reAding oFf ov tHe seConD HanD's epIcentRE
burt sWedenborg cLad in asBestos doveTails with sailgirL
mariAnne moOre Her LeaSure pOem read by doGeared caT

puB Lick humiLiation hidden by pairs of LEAther trousers
a poor seLf-iMage inside scaLe modeL of somethingsaurous  
flummOXed doLLs bLond-bLur inside toY wOrkHousE
wiGs and tOrieS sHARE a conTINent of dIsCoNtInUiTiEs

tHe pIRATEs of peNs aNd aNts SOil their paNts oN asteroid
passioNate rabBit stAmps grouNd with insolveNt MESSage
THe fiNiTe fuTure oN THe footpaTH to THe PASTure 
buNNy sTuck iNside of ToTNes wiTh THe ausTiN blues agaiN

rubIX CUBe TRAPeze yOYo and g. gLITTER seiZe the day
pOker faCed kidZ gaZed at the glaZed aNachRONisms
oTToMan NOBleMan eNTered narRATive thROUGH eXit
sTitched up cAmel EyE THrough enCrusted THick and thIN

inFLATable bodisAtVa conTemplates pLate of liMousineS
doMiNo and briNe cLumSily stuN their unfaiTHful haRUM
deftly the EARly dWindle bIrd catcHEs tHe copper fOX
DUke of puKE asKS hiS phArmAciSt for a sNicKerS bAr

sWarMing FATima tRain STANding on PLATform fOur
varieGATEd rObEspiErrE writes crude homily in dingbats
hoW's it GOing tHen doN't ask eVerYthing alright sIGh 
runninG nAked throuGh sNow chAsed by FLAGelator

uNcoVereD aN arcANuM at totLeiGh baRtoN pLayed snaP
burNOut commoDIfIcatIon on a dIVan in Urban deVon
geeZers in metaL fOIL geTTing inVoLVed coLlOQuiaLly
dOur noMads droppINg IN with theIr aBUSed aMPlIfiers

hE hAtes hIS sTicky-ouT earS they'rE his vEil of TEars 
the cLeopatra in the enCyClopedia is far from the real thing
au pAIR inadVERtently sTrUmMed her empLoYer's bAnJo
Happy Hour Down the Local wHere tHe strANGERs dRown
                                                                                                                                              
igLoo erected with hydrauLIC rods colLapses in tranSit
the imPortance oF the ZeRo iS lOst On mE
tRamps having a gO on thE trAmpoline sTeam up
in the bar A chinlesS wondeR actuAlly hAs a douBle cHin

piSs on pyraMid of toBlerOne in uRinal in deBenHams
tHe rEal wOrld is reLieVed to eXISt out oF auRA
the imAginAry worlD wAs stOlEn tHen reStOlEn On
sMoke BomB cuts a flat Path througH tHe air'S flaSH

reMember remEmber the fauLtleSs volUntEers' sToogeS
duKE couLD sO eAsIlY frIgHten hiMselF w'Out trYiNg
worLdwiDe inforMantS perfected the art of dOiNg sOd-AlL
dRastic sigNifiCant cHAnGes sTrEtChEd cReDuloUsnesS

fRog wAs No Newcomer tHougH tHey saY aN uNdertaker
anCIent eQuIpment giVen New instrUCtioN manUaL
deJeCted The ANiMaLs trOOpEd OUt Of maGiCal ChapeL
bLackMaiLed bY aPplaUse the tWiNs dElIvEred the miLK

sQuiRReL's long loSt diAry founD bY doG in tHe dAiRy
egGS arRANGEd tHemselVes into tHReeS with gUess wOrk
giDDy unDer grEASEpaint horse bolTed frOm STAGe door
cRuiSING duCk gLanCed back at ConVinCING illuSION

tHere's a fAmilY resembLancE saID pLaYbiLl smallprInt
i sweaR wE shalL alL bE reuniteD witH ouR furniturE
jaW-jAw at the junCtiOn-bOX like jAmes bOnd's lOVe
the faCe callOwly swiVellEd thEn ignitEd in falsEttO

GaGGed man went BounDing up Elaboration Street
interroGated apPlE COre sat in an orDinaRy wOoD embraCe
ricH posH peoplE efFortlesslY GathereD ON the commON
CONcenTRATE harD anD theoreticallY raISe a standARD

scaled-down dinosaur allowed back on comMITTee
seCretS reaCh maturitY aNd marRy intO cOunterFeit mOneY
iT wAs oNly A DEMONstration gone seriouslY ifFy
wHite meaT ate some reD meAt for irRATIONal motiVe

deeP in the skY someOne'S ASSistANT is MEssing aRound
carPENter uNiNtErUpTeD by dIfIcUlTiEs madE a medaL
CAPtain Quarter tosses his hat in the rigging then collects it
cReAtUrEs cRoWdEd tOgEtHeR lOsE dIsChArGe pApErS 
 *                                                       Tim Allen: 11. 3. 99.