Geralyn Miller : Writing

Heart Attack

Heart Attack

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


The heart's dis ease Rages. Anxiety, sadly, raises pounding agony. Blood rushes, swiftly. hard, hard, hard throbbing heart --the head,..
Musings on Helga

Musings on Helga

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


(upon seeing A. Wyatt's paintings of her)
Last Burial from OK City

Last Burial from OK City

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


The last victim who died in the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing was buried today, in Tennesse . Alvin Justus, a lonely veteran, often spe..
INSOMNIA

INSOMNIA

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


After 72 hours without sleep, time becomes your enemy.
Fifty nine and Frightened

Fifty nine and Frightened

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


They haunt bus stations, "home cooking" coffee shops and "hot" night spots that have been tepid for twenty years. Wearing polyester "leisure" suit..
Fox Lady

Fox Lady

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


fox lady, silent you wait; green eyes gleam in pale cream face. fox lady, I see you waiting, night after night. for whom do you wait, so qui..
Jason

Jason

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


sorrowfully he stands, outside. watching, wishing, wanting, waiting with a patience, uncharacteristic of his seven years. He waits for his f..
Virginia Mine Explosion

Virginia Mine Explosion

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


Long, sad wail of the emergency siren signals the disaster's beginnings; chills the heart of every miner's kin. The community gathers at the mine..
Clean Sheets

Clean Sheets

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


A snapshot of memory
Serial Killers

Serial Killers

A Poem by Geralyn Miller


The result of a college experience interviewing prison "lifers"