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 poetry  1 min My favorites

A Building's Rafters. A Haiku

Evan Smith

Forest above meendless roots farewell to leavesskeleton of leaves
Heartless chest aroundhollow lungs are breathless, coldempty ribs echo
Sheltering graveyardtwisted oak taxidermyspectre shrouds the ...  [+]
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 poetry  1 min My favorites

Be Careful Around Drains

Evan Smith

Look for the little thingsHold them in your ring boxDon't lose themBe careful around drainsTie a string to things you want to keep.
Reach under the sofaFind a few dust bunniesDon't forget to wash ...  [+]
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 poetry  1 min My favorites

Drawing Me

Evan Smith

Are you drawn to me?I ask because you're drawing meNot just drawing the me I think you seeBut drawing your drawings from Ideas of meThe cold, the tepid, Hots of meThe fast, lethargic slows of me.What ...  [+]
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 poetry  1 min My favorites

Four Haiku On Flying

Evan Smith

Floating through the skySailing on a cotton seapulling on riggingtaking to a southward coursemigrating for the autumn
hand in a fountainbrush away the foaming tideozone blue crystalshining in the ...  [+]
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 poetry  1 min My favorites

My Daily Grind

Evan Smith

I sit there shining, shining, spit, shining,The grass sticks to my leather boots, And I'm back inside shining, spit, shining, shining,Until their obsidian sparkle cuts like a knife-Back outside ...  [+]
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 poetry  1 min My favorites

Ode to an African Violet

Evan Smith

You used to bewild and freenow you're inanimateliving commodity.
Put on a shelf,crying for water,screaming for air,begging for sun.
You've never seen Africa but that's your labelit sits there like ...  [+]
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 poetry  1 min My favorites

Silently Grieving

Evan Smith

Please forgive mefor not coming soonerfor not crying morefor the 2 for 1 trader Joe's flowers I put by your head.
Please forgive me for throwing away your knick-knacksfor being afraid of the bones ...  [+]
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 poetry  1 min My favorites

The Owl

Evan Smith

With ire his eye, his raise'd browLooks from on high and waits for nowFor Rat or Mouse, the woodland crew.To raise his head and in so doBecome a meal, a light dessertA living thing so soon inert.The ...  [+]
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The Thunder Storm

Evan Smith

The sky above had opened upAnd running over every cupIn rivers down the street did flow Separating miss from beauThe torrent churned in waves of mudThe clouds were twisting all aboveAs thick as sheets ...  [+]
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