paul sheridan

paul sheridan Jun 28

drizzle at the
bar grey
as muzzy
print

from your
morning paper
droplets of
ink

paul sheridan Jun 28

felled

hid a poem in a tree in
the woods
but they cut it down
to just a couple of words

paul sheridan Jun 28

quite

quite like the calm appraisal
historians bring to the past
supplying a little distance
to that which is actually vast ..

paul sheridan Jun 27

what do I want played
at my funeral?
charades

paul sheridan Jun 27

I’d willingly take you
into my confidence
if I had any

paul sheridan Jun 26

suggested a picnic
she said good idea
I’ll make the sandwiches
I said no, let them
decide for themselves

paul sheridan Jun 26

only ever known two women whose
feet I found attractive
and one I married -
don’t know what happened to the
other three ..