Moll Poems

gangster and moll

they were the club’s power couple
Fred was the owner of the Gaslight Lounge
where men showed they were men
and guns settled things in disturbing ways

Shelly had walked in on a Tuesday six months ago
with her azure blue eyes and her winsome ways
Fred played it nonchalant, acted cool towards her
we bartenders knew it meant he was insanely

Categories: moll, in memoriam,
Form: Narrative

The Late Richard Moll

People are sad because of the death of Richard Moll.
He was a talented actor who stood six feet eight tall.
People will be liars if they say that he was short.
Moll starred in all nine seasons of "Night Court".
He starred twice in "The Dukes of Hazzard" as "Milo".
For many people, his death was a devastating blow.
In

Categories: moll, death, goodbye, october,
Form: Rhyme

Milly Moll Is Missing - Ld

We’ve picnicked at the local park
It’s time to go, as it’s getting dark
But Lucy’s lost her small rag doll
And can’t sleep without Millie Moll

We have to find Lucy’s special toy
The roundabout doesn’t bring us joy  
We search the swings, climb the slide
Please find my doll, poor Lucy cried

Tears start to drip down Lucy’s face
Her

Categories: moll, missing,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Out of the Past

Once a private eye I fled for my life.                        
I hid in Bridgeport, wanting Ann to wife.
But out of the past Whit’s thug Joe found me, 
“Whit wants your snoop skills. Jeff

Categories: moll, dark, death, film, life,
Form: Sonnet

Gangster's Moll

GANGSTER’S MOLL 

The gangster’s moll now exists
Beyond the proffered film season
Impeaching authorised fiction
With cries, and real tears. For

She and the boss presumably didn’t care
To penetrate the mysterious body
Of God in the Universe, preferring
Hot shots, to the ultimate betrayal.

Of people they grew up with, she doesn’t tease
The short-circuit of big questions, just shrugs
And accepts his disappearance,

Categories: moll, class, identity, universe,
Form: Sonnet