Poems by Macpherson Jay
Abominable Snowman
... , the white sad face,Are human, even found in such a place:Too like our own the still-reluctant feet ...
The Day-Labourer
... ings him home to rest:The eternal Phoenix on his armRoosts, rustling the warm feathers of her breast ...
Eurynome
... e best advice you can take:No rumpling, no sweating, no nonsense,Oh who would not sleep with a snake ...
The Island
... e sea,No death, no change, eternityLapped round us like a crystal wallTo island, and that island all ...
Old Age of the Teddy-bear
... g,way it seems now:angel that shielded megone soft like dough:now to that damaged thingwhat do I owe ...
Poets & Muses
... o is a simple trick, and most of us learn it:Still, to lose it is bad, though no-one regrets it long ...
Some Ghosts & Some Ghouls
... ous our converse, prudent our behaviour,Guarded our faces: we behind them lurking, Greedy, devourers ...
Substitutions
... and blame --Lo! My TadwitHe became:Nose though hard andLook though dim,Friendly substi-tute for Him ...
Very Sad Song
... rise to weep,But oh, the burden of my dayWould make an angel turn away:I’d rather be in bed asleep ...
