—Poetry and Visuals by Smith (Steven B. Smith),
Cleveland, OH
Frog on log
part would
part bog
part would
part bog
Storm Front
Winter storm
turns night
white
2byus
Open road
Closed mind
Detour
Closed mind
Detour
Blue Flame
Between the fire
and the forest
lies the flame
and the forest
lies the flame
Bingo
The heart ever wants
the eyes never fill
the soul sold
the eyes never fill
the soul sold
Client's Copy
Another day endured
on rat-run wheel
seek in sync of soul
on rat-run wheel
seek in sync of soul
Mickeyblue
Night's not darker
than inside my head
and dawn's a long way off
Minniewet
Lay back in too-hot tub
set time machine to one million years pre-being
push button
pull plug
Picasso's Lamp
Today’s LittleNip:
Not as bad as some
nor as good as others
still deadly to the planet
—Smith
Not as bad as some
nor as good as others
still deadly to the planet
—Smith
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Big thank-yous to Smith today for his short-but-fancy poems and equally fancy visuals, proving there is life after #45! Here’s to more fine poetry and artwork from Smith and all the other fine SnakePals out there; keep ‘em coming—there’s always plenty of room at the Kitchen table!
Tonight (1/21) from 7-8:30pm, El Gigantic presents An Evening with Catherine French online at Zoom: cccconfer.zoom.us/j/9348057923. Hosted by Danny Romero; open mic to follow. A Sac. City College Program.
To see US Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman read her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, at the Presidential Inauguration yesterday, go to www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/hill-we-climb-inaugural-poet-amanda-gorman-steals-show-n1254992/. And tonight from 8-9pm, Poetry Night in Davis presents An Evening with Dana Gioia online at ucdavisdss.zoom.us/. Facebook info: www.facebook.com/events/1373317273014249/?acontext={"source"%3A"29"%2C"ref_notif_type"%3A"event_aggregate"%2C"action_history"%3A"null"}¬if_id=1610981182585341¬if_t=event_aggregate&ref=notif/.
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Mingus
—Visual by Smith
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