White Heron Walking
—Poems and Visuals by Smith, Cleveland, OH
STATUS REPORT 292
There's cool and there's sly
and there's wrong and there's wry
and there's why
How I got from there to here
from birth to bier
unclear
No right or wrong
I find strong enough
for long
It's all for upper one
so none won
in done
This but game
due blame
aim
Rule ply
cruel cry
a day in the life of the dead
Echo
CLEVELAND (much of the time)
Drive
on grey
from grey to grey
over grey beneath grey
through grey
to
Steampunk
Another toke
another coffee
another not enough sleep
so keep moving
like a shark in dark water
looking for light
Wallflower
SIN, SENSE, AND SENRYU
Since we all have pupils
we must all be teachers
The outside whirl
is creeping in—
oh dear
Uncertain within
uneasy without
welcome to the future
I'm trying to pass as human
but can't find the passing lane
I watch the elevator doors close—
do those people inside
still exist?
Old haiku ripen
like the cherry blossom—
I'm senryu and gone
The eye is never full
the I ever fool
Photon
There's this whisper
beneath my silence
wondering why
Cat Attack
Black cat
saunters saucy
fur so sure of self
Tunnel's End
The locusts come
rise from death to sing of love
before becoming husk
Rising Slide
STATUS REPORT 293
Don't know what I'm doing
don't know where I've been
Don't think I ever reached wretched
but getting there
Down to Jesus, adult stores, and steak
the spirit, the flesh, and the late
Last stop—Predestination
where do I get my ticket punched?
It looks bleak here
on Bleeder Street
Lifewalk
Today’s LittleNip:
She’s the dew
on my petal
refracting the light
—Smith
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Good to have a status report from Smith today (Steven B. Smith), telling us in his ever-intriguing way how life is in Cleveland! Sounds like it’s a bit foggy…
On this side of the continent, Cal. Lawyers for the Arts will hold their Artistic License Awards benefit at Sierra 2 Center on 24th St. tonight, starting at 5:30pm. And The Other Voice in Davis will be featuring Vicki Carroll and Aeisha Jones plus open mic tonight at 7:30pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Patwin Road in Davis. Scroll down to the blue column (under the green column at the right) for info about these and other upcoming poetry events in our area—and note that more may be added at the last minute.
—Medusa, celebrating our SnakePals near and far!
Weresmith
Thanks, Steven with a V!
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