Category Archives: poetry

Fall Colours: Nature Taking Its Course

Posted on October 4, 2020 by cdsmiller17

It’s that time of year again: and, as always, my mind turns its attention to the art of dying. Each leaf represents a living being; each tree, the eternal soul. When the time comes, as it will for each of … Continue reading →

Posted in manuscripts, personal, poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

God’s Fool

Posted on August 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

(Adapted from, and with apologies to, Kahlil Gibran) God’s Fool Once upon a time, a dreamer came from His desert home to see the big city. Ignorant of the city ways and tongue, He misunderstood hospitality As banquets, bestowed by … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Now, That’s What I Call a Completely Different Take on the Pieta

Posted on July 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

If I were a betting man, I would say that this translation by Jessie Lemont of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem “Pieta” was inspired by The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Normally, all references to Michelangelo’s statue would be that … Continue reading →

Posted in paranoia, poetry | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Deception

Posted on May 18, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  Could be I deserve ev’rything I get! How else can I account for my good luck? Otherwise, I might now be really stuck In situations that were much too wet. Conjunctions between Sun and Jupiter Enact a reign of … Continue reading →

Posted in manuscripts, personal, poetry | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Untitled

Posted on May 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

To want to experience someone else While not clear to indulge freely with them Is like having an ache which doesn’t hurt But throbs and causes discomfort inside. Do I seem different to you when we’re alone? Do I seem … Continue reading →

Posted in manuscripts, personal, poetry | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A Dream (Hell, It’s a Nightmare)

Posted on May 13, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  I glaze into her eyes, purple haze, smoking black; She shows her teeth (They’re clean, Mine aren’t).   She crosses her eyes to look at me, making her squint; She tries to foresee (But can’t very far Beyond me). … Continue reading →

Posted in manuscripts, personal, poetry | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Love

Posted on May 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

I gaze into her eyes (soft-colored blue, gazing back), She smiles, I grin, And we hold hands.   She stares away from me (into the Vacuum of my mind); She thinks about the future, My love, And me.   I … Continue reading →

Posted in manuscripts, personal, poetry | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Life (version three)

Posted on May 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  The Meaning is gone And Time is passing: Daydreams keep coming With every yawn.   Crooked thoughts make crooked paths That my mind will follow And the resulting sorrow Will almost always stir my wrath.   Love is a … Continue reading →

Posted in manuscripts, personal, poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Life (version two)

Posted on May 11, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  Life’s meaning’s lost and Time’s the same: My dreaming goes on, as does the rain.   Thoughts are a guided path that is ignored: I’ll choke my stony wrath which once had roared.   Love is a route that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in manuscripts, personal, poetry | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Suppertime

Posted on May 10, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  It’s taken me years But now I know what it’s like To have supper all ready And then be told that the most Important person will be late:   No, I didn’t shed tears But I felt like taking … Continue reading →

Posted in manuscripts, personal, poetry | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment