Carlton McRae : Writing

Blue China

Blue China

A Poem by Carlton McRae


1. Tongue had lost no cunning.Public meeting halls with one mirrored dressing rooms.‘Nine in a Row’, now that was the place,where fluent J..
The Search for Lost Time

The Search for Lost Time

A Poem by Carlton McRae


Shut up in a Paris apartment, tedious is the rainy day. The demon of frivolity (faithful to the female sex), in order to house guests at his table..
Under the Great Oak

Under the Great Oak

A Poem by Carlton McRae


Waltzing with the great oak leaves, the summer winds shake wood and dell. Violets rise to kiss the sun as if by fate compelled. Across a brook t..
Faded Elegance

Faded Elegance

A Poem by Carlton McRae


Like Carroll, I try to believe in impossible dreams before breakfast. Like Wilde, with scotch and soda grin, I hold an empty cup in the universe. Li..
The Saracens Eye

The Saracens Eye

A Poem by Carlton McRae


A seat in the window of a cafe off Kings Road, copy-book handwriting and cognac. Knightsbridge in the evening. On a cold stomach, one cannot get dr..
Skeleton of our Ethics

Skeleton of our Ethics

A Poem by Carlton McRae


On my way back to the normal world of finger tip reality, morally responsible for last nights trouble, I nurtured the monster & betrayed the sp..
Impressions of New York

Impressions of New York

A Poem by Carlton McRae


Hiding like an animal, in a cab through hot streets. Running away from the city. An old impresario lives outside a cigar shop on 30th. A pass..
Superficiality

Superficiality

A Poem by Carlton McRae


The pointed diamond in her glass, had left a taste of quintessence and the heart with lewd desires. My soul has a sacred vein. Make me immortal ..
Small Talk *

Small Talk *

A Poem by Carlton McRae


From the collected works, 'Blue China', 2016.
Light on a Dark Horse

Light on a Dark Horse

A Poem by Carlton McRae


I’ll run backwards through the alphabet, while you send for the medical man. The two villains remain nameless & for several months bled o..

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