Wednesday, January 31, 2018

THE ROSE (DEDICATED TO THE ONES THAT KNOW)






Mr. Roy, Jon, Helga, Geo, Charles, Don, James, Karen, The Bald Vegan, Bruce, Virginia, Rob  - This is a special shout out to you. You really do keep me going...

Dylan

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

HAROLD AND MAUDE


Harold has no friends
The grave is a friendly place
Maude won't let him go

Copyright 2018 by Dylan Mitchell

ELIZABETH HARTMAN



Alone in a room
Dreaming of love in the park
Wide open window

Copyright 2018 by Dylan Mitchell

Sunday, January 7, 2018

IT MUST BE NICE TO BE A YOUNG POET


It must be nice to be a young poet:
Everyone cooing you are a genius
When all they want is to get into your pants.

It must be nice to be a young poet:
Your words are praised as heavenly and haunted
While the critics and public are more in love

With your beautiful face and body and voice.
But after your youth has abandoned you
All you are left with is poetry. The critics

Shift their praise to condemnation. You are avoided
by everyone that once bought your books in
large numbers. You have become

flabby and have too many wrinkles in your face.
Your hair is no longer long and blonde.
You are old and forgotten.

It must be nice to be a young poet:
Make the most of it while you can.
We are all dying in the land of the young.

Copyright 2018 by Dylan Mitchell