—Poetry and Visuals by Smith, Cleveland, OH
Ahhhhh
my second cup of coffee
after a long day of dying
my second cup of coffee
after a long day of dying
Bright Light Dead City
Just me
here in the dark
with its thousand sounds of silence
going nowhere
moving fast
here in the dark
with its thousand sounds of silence
going nowhere
moving fast
Zero
STATUS REPORT 101
Learn learn learn learn learn
forget forget forget
learn learn
forget
learn
forget
learn learn learn
forget forget forget forget
forget
Just hope more learn than burn
to earn my kit
Learn learn learn learn learn
forget forget forget
learn learn
forget
learn
forget
learn learn learn
forget forget forget forget
forget
Just hope more learn than burn
to earn my kit
Climate Change
Yesterday's dogwalk
four deer and a coyote
today one angry skunk
four deer and a coyote
today one angry skunk
Dooidrasto
There's dog
there's man
there's God
& then of course there's cat
who rules the three
there's man
there's God
& then of course there's cat
who rules the three
We’re All Mad Here
The way we treat animals
the earth
and each other
if aliens come
and start farming us for food
I say we deserve it
the earth
and each other
if aliens come
and start farming us for food
I say we deserve it
Earth Orbit
STATUS REPORT 75
Wife is younger by two decade seven
The pluses are endless,
the love true
but two darks brew
I'm older sooner sicker frail finder
hence death is due to brew reminder
and she wonders how I can just sit and
silent toke
and stare out window betting traffic color light
while she stresses struss of work
of life of love of irk
and I tell her truth
I did my stressin' struttin' fretful fussin'
in those 27 years of older
got most of it over
and done
now sitting willing in waiting sun
and her use
Wife is younger by two decade seven
The pluses are endless,
the love true
but two darks brew
I'm older sooner sicker frail finder
hence death is due to brew reminder
and she wonders how I can just sit and
silent toke
and stare out window betting traffic color light
while she stresses struss of work
of life of love of irk
and I tell her truth
I did my stressin' struttin' fretful fussin'
in those 27 years of older
got most of it over
and done
now sitting willing in waiting sun
and her use
Heartsoar
STATUS REPORT 71
My older wiser mutant advice—
be nice, love, listen, have patience,
don't pay too much attention to what the
brains say,
be your own authority,
laugh as often as possible,
never trust power,
cherish spouse, family, friends, cat,
and smoke a lot of grass.
My older wiser mutant advice—
be nice, love, listen, have patience,
don't pay too much attention to what the
brains say,
be your own authority,
laugh as often as possible,
never trust power,
cherish spouse, family, friends, cat,
and smoke a lot of grass.
Future Focus
Today’s LittleNip:
Broken bridges
and abundant boulders
along the way
but oh, such strawberries
—Smith
Broken bridges
and abundant boulders
along the way
but oh, such strawberries
—Smith
One Man’s Meat
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Smith is with us today—that’s Steven B. Smith, with good advice and just the right rhythms ’n rhymes to pass it on to us! Thanks for your visit, SBS, and keep on keepin’…
Lots of fun and frolic in NorCal poetry tonight: At 5:30pm, there will be another Writing Our Words workshop in Cameron Park; Classy Hippie Tea Co. in Sacramento presents Anna Marie at 7pm; Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis features Dana Gioia, also at 7pm; and Poetry Unplugged at Luna’s Cafe takes place in Sacramento at 8pm. Click UPCOMING NORCAL EVENTS at the top of this column for details about these and other future poetry events in the NorCal area—and keep an eye on this link and on the Kitchen for happenings that might pop up during the week.
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