The Cold Elbow
neck yoke drips from open-shelved spaces
naked-footed in the muscle building
the pastor-elect scarfs opium
in the darkened nook shaft
odd-humored, his pain defines the pavilion hospital
sour-faced and off colour
beneath the weeping
ming vase tree
he's the impatient English patient
a paraffin soaked
monkey with a moustache
the proverbial organ grinding play thing
the military band midsummer daisy tangle
the much-lauded paraffin wax pool-side planner
a nine-hole lover, part time book keeper
orange grove grower
paradise paint waster
mistletoe kisser
card stamper
credit carrier
oil burner
balding big wig of the
muzzle-loader;
mosquito-bred Muezzin
of the nutmeg water drinker.