Paul Robert Mullen is a poet, musician and sociable loner from Southport, near Liverpool, U.K. He is a keen traveller, having lived and worked in China and Australia, and has scaled the entirety of Asia. He has three published poetry collections: curse this blue raincoat (2017), testimony (2018), and 35 (2018). He also enjoys Leonard Cohen, bass guitar riffs, porridge, paperback books with broken spines, and all things minimalist.
such a pretty picture
hearts pounding
late-afternoon haze feeding the spaces
between tall black pines
it began as just a passing thought in the
slender kitchen friends who had become strangers
too much booze
the passing of years stitched with
the ruffling of a dog’s ears
the wild country it’s a painting
on your wall
the kind you want to step inside colossal trunk
blocking pathways to
the other side saplings fending
off silver rays with khaki shields
the entry to a million
myths or truths
he retrieves the ball and i throw it
further than before voices in the air
warning me not to overstay
begging me to never leave
Paul Robert Mullen