Three Poems by Paula R. Hilton
Adieu I will not be cleaning your poolwhile you’re away for forty dayslaughing, strolling along the Seine.What a puzzle that you can flyto Paris but not pay for help. A people pleaser and doormatno more, I am changing my ways.Yet, you’ll ask again. And again.But no, old friend, I won’t comply,especially not when you yell. Enjoy the mirrors at Versailles.I give you to God, mademoiselle. Shalimar Affectations can be dangerous. ——Gertrude Stein It was Aunt Helmi’s signature scent: Heady florals flow into a spicy base rich in vanilla, incense, and sandalwood.Everywhere she went, people purred, “God, you smell so good.”…
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