Riddle

Head fold   arm swivel   twizzle  drizzle
polarised eyes    meagre  penniless
concave gaze   a turn  a tail   slight  flea-bite
foot drop   ( under the arches  second  left )
stiff back/ed linen   hump lump   impeded gait
older days   leaden light   adult daze
paralysis   ( atypical depression )
quarried tiles ( misfit )    slab  slap  overlap
assemblage of nuts & bolts   ( hard wear )
crockery  mockery  ( Scott not free )
calories count   stark Clark’s shoes
spleen   Scalextric  running late

from ‘Then’ (Shearsman Books 2021)