Best Millstone Poems

At the heart of the gristmill in common 
is the millstone: 
A matched pair of matched round stones, one over the other.
Below is a bed-stone base, abeyant and prone
Above is the runner whetstone,
honed to grind grain 
to grist fine flour.
The bed-stone 'tis convex, 
the runner...

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Prone to error or injury-prone
                                 ~ This poor word sure needs to atone...

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They were decapitated
in winter.
To send forth again, fresh,
the green twigs of summer.
Trees of roadside.

My friends, I used to talk
to them in my morning walk.

Once I sat under
a wishing tree for a divine feel.
There were lots of colored threads
tied round the massive trunk.
I wanted to arrive...

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In the middle of this bustling town
There is a piece of heaven, serenely so.
A place where one can relax and sit down
On benches placed there to watch the river flow.

Around this piece of river a park was made
To showcase the waterfall in all it's grace.
White...

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Let’s invite Cousin Mikey to participate.
You want a millstone around your neck?
What are you talking about?
Matthew 18:6, of course.
What is that?
If you lead someone else down this path
of debauchery and sin, 
we will be in so much trouble.
Here. Read your Bible. Matthew is in the...

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