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A House So Far Away

A Poem by d. c. smith

I once spent a summer, like a tempest, so wet Down by the creek, in glossy beads of sweat For I felled such trees to build a house so far away That..

The Lab Coat

A Story by d. c. smith

I wrote a book once. It was about summer and big cities and that stuff. The kind of book that can either make you mad or sad. Well, it made me sad, so..

The Real-Estate Game

A Poem by d. c. smith

With these two blue windows... (How?)The world they see And this thatched roof --- gold For the water, quite steep White-washed walls Red spots f..

Veils

A Poem by d. c. smith

I swear that I once saw a black, night sky Darker than the beard of Confucius But now all I see is a blanket of gray dye Lighted by the hand of pol..

Annulled, Pt 2: Mors

A Poem by d. c. smith

Dear Rick Corbin, etc., Tell Father that I laughed Tell Mother that I cried But whatever you do I swear it, too Don't tell me that I died Lo..

Sujet Libre

A by d. c. smith

5/13/09

Ilex

A Poem by d. c. smith

Your leaves were once green, Your berries so red I hung you, it seemed, With ashes on my head You smelled so sweet, Like perfume in February I'm..

Uriah\'s Away

A Poem by d. c. smith

Dear Aunt Veronica, won't you watch me swing? Won't you push me up higher?--higher, please! Won't you put down Galatians, and attend to my requests?..

Thoughts on a Robot

A Poem by d. c. smith

Oh, she wants me to forget Cupcakes and the ingredients But, oh, I'll never forget Preaching civil disobedience Oh, she wants me to cry As she ..

#11,408

A Poem by d. c. smith

The space changes And the youth changes And the dog's face changes And the green front yard changes And the Chief changes And the traffic changes..