100 Love Poems in the process. Sweet, romantic, and some saddening. Specifical thanks to @stfujulio for this stunning cover, much appreciated.

Based on songs of many eras, I am indebted to all the artists who created the music & I hope this to be a bit of a homage to their talent, not mine. In most cases the accompanying song video is posted in the media section (above) the limerick. I hope you enjoy them : )

This poem is about 2 people who fall in love. Get married (tie the knot) and fall out of love but still struggle with staying committed to the marriage.

Philosophical Poetry My own understandings expressed in Prose and Poetry.

First poetry collection... 2014-2015.

Smitten suitor warbles love song.

REAL LIFE STORY: I was a stereotypical high achiever in an Ivy League school who got suspended for plagiarism; April was a sweet girl who worked in a high-end prostitution ring. We were both in our early twenties when we became friends. A perfect timing, because my heart was full and swollen, so was hers. With the help of vodka, we began spilling our secrets one by one. Our hidden wounds, our dirty laundry, our youthful ambitions—everything. QUESTIONS EXPLORED: Why am I unhappy? What is the meaning of friendship? What makes someone sexy? What is the purpose of life? Why is love so confusing? Is it wrong to be selfish? What drives you? How insecure is too insecure? Why do I feel jealous? What triggers a quarter-life crisis? Why are some girls so crazy? Why are most guys dumb? What is philanthropy? What do we owe to homeless people? What should we do about loneliness? Injustice? Depression? What if I really, badly want to be beautiful? What am I most ashamed of? What do people I dislike have in common? Who is God? Why do we pray? What do I know for sure? Why tithe? Why love again?

A collection of Poems to help raise the bar for Ebola Help and world Awareness and response. I challenge all poets to do the same and see what we can come up with. If some real gems appear I hope to organize them into an anthology that can eventually be published to raise money for this Crisis,

Journey Home c.2013, Olan L. Smith Journey Home is a collection of poems that is a personal search for my spiritual home. I go about this search with the tools of poetry using the English language as my map. Love, peace and freedom, Olan L. Smith