Sunday, May 20, 2007
Sample Poem
If I Were Me
Instead of working all weekendI would awaken slowly
Allow my cat an extra half hour on my shoulder
While I stroke the short hair on her neck with my nose
Spread fingers over 800 count Egyptian cottonPoint toes into feathery pink slippers
Slip out of butterfly silk kimono
Step into chin high lavender bubble bathBuff, manicure, pedicure
Dress in casual red velourInhale new morning
Tilt face to sunSing "Hi, Ho!"With force of Valkyrie
Click heelsSashay about town
Stop at farmer's market
Squeeze peaches and plums
Smile at handsome men
Lunch at Dish with friend
Sip frozen strawberry daiquiri
Drive to local art museum
Reacquaint with Degas and Renoir
Sketch versions of their bathing scenes
Dine at Huntington in Diane von Furstenberg
Waltz, disco, sambaHold hands
Kiss tenderlyIf only I were me
How delightful I would be
Instead of working all weekendI would awaken slowly
Allow my cat an extra half hour on my shoulder
While I stroke the short hair on her neck with my nose
Spread fingers over 800 count Egyptian cottonPoint toes into feathery pink slippers
Slip out of butterfly silk kimono
Step into chin high lavender bubble bathBuff, manicure, pedicure
Dress in casual red velourInhale new morning
Tilt face to sunSing "Hi, Ho!"With force of Valkyrie
Click heelsSashay about town
Stop at farmer's market
Squeeze peaches and plums
Smile at handsome men
Lunch at Dish with friend
Sip frozen strawberry daiquiri
Drive to local art museum
Reacquaint with Degas and Renoir
Sketch versions of their bathing scenes
Dine at Huntington in Diane von Furstenberg
Waltz, disco, sambaHold hands
Kiss tenderlyIf only I were me
How delightful I would be
Bio
Pauli believes her need for artistic expression came from her father who besides his day job also acted, danced, sang, painted and wrote stories and poetry because she likes to do all these things too.
Her books of poetry include The Sexy Muse, God and My Cat, and Generations of Me. Her poetry has been published in several anthologies including three volumes of Cookies and Poetry, Looking Out of Alhambra and Looking Out of Pasadena.
Her work can also be seen in It’s a Wonderful World, a compilation of biographical stories. She has also been published in several issues of the Emerging Urban Poets, the San Gabriel Valley Quarterly and the Pasadena Star News.
She has been listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women,, and Who’s Who of American Art. Pauli is also a founding member of the Tell It Like It Was Writer’s and performing group. She lives in La Canada with her husband Richard. They have a daughter Nancy, presently studying in Scotland, and a cat named Milo. All have been subjects of her poetry.
Pauli can be reached at paulinedutton@hotmail.com
Her books of poetry include The Sexy Muse, God and My Cat, and Generations of Me. Her poetry has been published in several anthologies including three volumes of Cookies and Poetry, Looking Out of Alhambra and Looking Out of Pasadena.
Her work can also be seen in It’s a Wonderful World, a compilation of biographical stories. She has also been published in several issues of the Emerging Urban Poets, the San Gabriel Valley Quarterly and the Pasadena Star News.
She has been listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women,, and Who’s Who of American Art. Pauli is also a founding member of the Tell It Like It Was Writer’s and performing group. She lives in La Canada with her husband Richard. They have a daughter Nancy, presently studying in Scotland, and a cat named Milo. All have been subjects of her poetry.
Pauli can be reached at paulinedutton@hotmail.com
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