Pauline Miller Poems
- 1. The Street Kitchen
The sky mourns for its yellow god that
Refuses to shed its cloak of goblin sackcloth.
Sitting sullenly above the altostratus clouds.
It glares and sniggers downward; unseen,
... - 2. Uncle Charlie
I had an uncle, long since dead
Who left me his estate
Consisting of a wooden bed
And a rotten wooden gate.
... - 3. When Silence Speaks
She wore that bright sweater
Like a breast plate.
It said things like:
... - 4. On The Jazz Train
Through tunnels
And spaces of
... - 5. Forgotten Love
I am his forgotten love,
But he the smile upon my face.
His path it lies in northern spheres,
Whilst mine lies in that forgotten place.
... - 6. Limitations
He sends me no thoughts at this time;
Neither complex riddle nor sweetly rhyme.
No floating clouds, nor rising mists,
And ne’er a thought to climbing schists.
... - 7. Desert Cry
As I lay swathed in true love’s warmth
I heard the night wind creep around
The charcoal sky so diamond bright
That haunting wind o’er Egypt’s ground
... - 8. So You Want To Know...
What love is
Love my dears
Is one very large, plump Nectarine
... - 9. Retirement
Two wooden legs and one wheel
That has stood the test of time
Now sit dormant by the garden shed
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