Tag Archives: poetry

Memory: My Mom’s Favourite Rhyme

Posted on May 25, 2019 by cdsmiller17
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Poetry as Semi-Autobiography

Posted on October 25, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Richard Cory There are many theories as to whom Richard Cory refers. Some have suggested that two individuals who lived in Gardiner, Maine (Robinson’s home town) may have been the models for the character: Sedgewick Plummer; and Frank Anne. Some … Continue reading →

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Stemming the Tide of History

Posted on August 31, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Doctor Zhivago I read a paperback edition of this novel in the late 60’s after watching the David Lean movie of the same name. I couldn’t have taken every word in because, as I’m reading it again now, from a … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 31: Wise Women

Posted on April 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17

An Acrostic Poem In the course of writing poetry over the years, I have employed a technique that helps drive the process of creating sonnets, while ‘hiding’ the meaning in plain sight. I write acrostic poems. What I hadn’t realized … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Wonder (fragment)

Posted on March 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

If you have a detective nature, You will find so much to trace: The words on the page are your Clue that there’s more than just a face, Staring back from the computer screen; You need only search through history … Continue reading →

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De-Cypher: Something from “Nothing”?

Posted on March 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Deciphering a Hidden Message When I wrote the poem “My Satanic Struggle” in 1975, I was exorcising my past, my childhood, growing up with a troubled individual in the household. My adoptive father, Rus, wasn’t crazy, but he was unsettling. … Continue reading →

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A New Day

Posted on February 25, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Lifting black covers, Today’s Sun reveals pink sheets On purple pillows.

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Day’s End

Posted on February 25, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The orange fireball Streaks behind a navy veil And slips into bed.  

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Barrie North Yearbook 1969

Posted on February 10, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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On His Retirement

Posted on January 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

  As he comes to the end of a career, Howard thinks back to the beginning Of his Credit Union days, when winning Wasn’t foremost on his mind, nor was fear About the future: he’d a ship to steer Right … Continue reading →

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