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October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by J.L. Smith

Cast Out of Eden Marathon

  • Poetry, Publishing credit, Uncategorized
  • book, cast out of eden, poetry, politics and prose, published
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Get my new book, Cast Out of Eden! It is available for purchase at Politics & Prose

To all the bad times that served not only to sharpen the eyesight, but also give us the resolve to do the things we need to do but are afraid to do.

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May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 by J.L. Smith

Medusa on Amazon

  • Poetry, Publishing credit, Uncategorized
  • amazon, book, medusa, Medusa: the lost daughter
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Need a copy? Buy it here. Read a copy, please leave a review.  Thank you!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1624291279

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April 17, 2018April 1, 2018 by J.L. Smith

Excerpt: Weathered Fragments, Weathered Souls

  • Poetry, Publishing credit
  • book, poem, poetry, published, severed roots, Weathered fragments, weathered souls
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From “Severed Roots”

But the rainy season never came
and the drought never left.

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April 15, 2018April 1, 2018 by J.L. Smith

Excerpt: Weathered Fragments, Weathered Souls

  • Poetry, Publishing credit
  • book, poem, poetry, published, Weathered fragments, weathered souls, weeds
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From “Weeds”

as I scraped back bare soil—
the earth I once remembered—
the remnants of what I started with.

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April 13, 2018April 1, 2018 by J.L. Smith

Excerpt: Weathered Fragments, Weathered Souls

  • Poetry, Publishing credit
  • book, poetry, pollen, published, Weathered fragments, weathered souls
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From “Pollen”

To be that puff that resides opposite,
away from you,
in the world.

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April 11, 2018April 1, 2018 by J.L. Smith

Excerpt: Weathered Fragments, Weathered Souls

  • Poetry, Publishing credit
  • book, crabapples, poetry, published, Weathered fragments, weathered souls
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From “Crabapples”

You hear the buzzing
and see the yellow jackets
as they sting your feet
and suddenly,
you notice the present world,
and toss the bitter apple into the street drain,
bidding the uninvited guest to go away.

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April 9, 2018April 1, 2018 by J.L. Smith

Excerpt: Weathered Fragments, Weathered Souls

  • Poetry, Publishing credit
  • book, poetry, published, snowflakes, Weathered fragments, weathered souls
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From “Snowflakes”

My bleached hands
are full of snowflakes I cupped,
that bleed of chemicals they steep.

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April 7, 2018April 1, 2018 by J.L. Smith

Excerpt: Weathered Fragments, Weathered Souls

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  • book, poetry, published, sun, Weathered fragments, weathered souls
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From “Sun”

molten rock to your core,
depleting you,
thrusting you out of a drunken state,
awake

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April 5, 2018April 1, 2018 by J.L. Smith

Excerpt: Weathered Fragments, Weathered Souls

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  • book, commuter's tears, poem, poetry, Weathered fragments, weathered souls
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From “Commuter’s Tears”

Oil rainbows evaporated in the rain,
leaving only the memory behind.

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March 28, 2018March 20, 2018 by J.L. Smith

Excerpt: Weathered Fragments, Weathered Souls

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  • book, poetry, sleet, Weathered fragments, weathered souls
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From “Sleet”

Words ceased to leave mouths,
but fall
instead
with the sleet:
a state in between,
never committing
to one side
or the other

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