Samuel Ferris : Writing

How Puddles and Lakes are Made

How Puddles and Lakes are Made

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


Glacial mounds meltand uncover alluvial remains where riversunder ice flowedcarryingsedimentover asphalt -- a mixture of mud and icearcing upagainst ..
Parallax I : Orange Clover Light House

Parallax I : Orange Clover Light House

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


Accelled through a pin prick,the lucky sun has come shining through the long folds of endless space. Exuberant Orangebrilliance has traveled li..
5 Haiku

5 Haiku

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


The blue mountain risingout of the mists:A jagged hard stone.Red feathered birdfloating on the wind-down the mountain.Green-emerald seasparkling at mi..
Night out

Night out

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


The Taxi pulled up:a nightof booze and laughter,of slow sippingwhiskey and tunes, dancingcaught glancing at the smooth-skinnedgirl in the red dress an..
II. The Struck Chord

II. The Struck Chord

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


The Struck chordis vibrating in every branch,every flapping wing,every root of the tallest trees,the orange-yellow sun on its rounds,the curiosity of ..
I. The Yellow Field

I. The Yellow Field

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


Isunk back lazily into a field of the brightest yellow flowers.The airmixingconstantlythe scentof dandelions and daisies,the aroma of sweetness a..
Hyperbolic Moments

Hyperbolic Moments

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


originally started as an exercise in hyperbole, but then i decided to make all of the hyperboles, moments, or variations on the original.
Crab Fishing off Assateague, Maryland

Crab Fishing off Assateague, Maryland

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


The sea was bright, gleamingacross the dock.The Morning sun, shinehorizontal raysrefracting over the seassurface.With a vast ocean before meRocking, t..
An Autobiography

An Autobiography

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


Pencil and paper, the objects ofan action; to know your self isto erupt upon the pageat that fractured momentthe two collide. Like a spasm,It is to sc..
The Lima Tuberculosis Hospital

The Lima Tuberculosis Hospital

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


I went there with some friends when i was in ohio, creeeeeepy as hell.