last ~ poetry

~ are these the last ones / or the ones that'll last? ~

in the hymn of how

a little humming, a little human

FOR

(poetic dump) ! cover art design from pinterest. credits to the owner.

Is your Blue my Red

I wrote these comments and other random thoughts on Wattpad and elsewhere on the web. I think we as poets have all lost a bit of our soul with the passing of our friend @Lisaner and we are just a bit more mortal and reflective, may we always hold the poet's word as a living thing. Love, peace, and freedom, Olan L. Smi...

This Hungry S(k)in ~ poetry~

a blend of glorious and grotesque. a collection of poetry. a surge of madness. There are ten poems following the MC's struggle with aching, desire, and a constant hunger for love.

Self reflection

A journey to discovering who we truly are.

Menagerie of Mischief

"Squirrels, eagles, lynxes, deer - all reincarnated here." A collection of prompted poems as part of WattpadPoetry's 'Versification' challenge held every April (Poetry Month), 2022 and 2023. _____ AWARDS: 🥇 Grand Winner Versification 2022 | @WattpadPoetry

Wishing-Well of Whispers

"This is the bridge where torn hearts go - / Into the depths, they overthrow." Words of mischance and mortality | A poetry collection that acknowledges the darker side of human experience (death, dismay, disaster) but offers notes of resilience and resolution. Verses may be psychological, philosophical or political in...

poèmes

qu'y a-t-il de plus magique que les mots ? recueil de poèmes.

moonboots

moonboots = lost

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Featured by Wattpad CoffeeCommunity things happen, things happen. | prose/poetry | (a collection of twenty eight)

patch work

Take the long road ahead. ©️ Ashley Francios 2023

Ice and a Twist

Halloween gets closer, as do other horrors.

Bird's Eye

A new collection of poems written by Olan L. Smith starting 2023; all right's reserved.

Owain's Silly Rhymes.

Twilight's Interval of Rest

Oneness with nature is a joy to observe, because as you observe you become a part of it instead of apart from it.

The Wizard!

The Wizard! This collection from Olan L. Smith is a dialogue series that asks questions and ponders evidence about existence. We will take a look behind the curtain to see what the Wizard is up to and what tricks he (she) has up his (her) sleeve, be warned that in so doing it might spoil the illusion we call life.

Poems from the Quill, by Olan L. Smith

"Poems from the Quill" is where I place current works that don't fall into other collections. It is here you will find obscure poems that range from constraint to free-verse. I began this collection as a contest entry, years ago, for what was then the poetry side of the Watty's contest and I have since kept it current...

Beat Poems, by Olan L. Smith

I am trying to collect all my beat poetry and placing it in one collection here on Wattpad.

The Unicorn and Other Poems

Mostly transcribed from a chapbook I made in 1982 and updated in 1991. Original contents were simple rhymes, sonnets, Christmas poems, light verse and others.

To you, I sing across the moon

One day I sat down and spun a story to the stars above. Hoping they can keep a secret. But the moon, that traitor, turned around and told you everything I said. About you. And about this world. All my little idle thoughts grew roots and flesh. Now, knowing this, will you turn towards me? x x x A collection of (lov...

ways of slowly dying ~ poetry

"life is slow dying. so are their separate ways of building, benediction, measuring love and money ways of slowly dying." ~ philip larkin

The Humor Collection.

And there was me, trying to be nice.

PARADISE LOST (Completed)

Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revision...

Words

Poetry , Prose for 2022

Simply Poetry

A collection of more serious poetry. Simply written by a simple mind.

𝓟oems 𝓟rismatic

''sketches that shape-shift the angle and the curve'' (line from the poem 'Contrast) Recent/new poems tend to be at the beginning of the book.

The Boy Who Plays With Doves

"Hemlock, foxglove, nightshade three - / Shield me from catastrophe. / Silent lungs and final weeps. / Send my monsters back to sleep." Olden World, c. 1866: Shy Callum, the Seamstress's son, is an easy target for the village bullies. When Callum accepts help from a mysterious magick man to punish his tormentors, he f...

The Phoenix on the Roof

"Still the phoenix sits upon / The world in fearsome form, / With a crown upon her head / And the beauty of a storm." Newfound World, c. 1699: A phoenix nests on the roof of a house in a small colonial town, sending ripples throughout the community. Why is the phoenix here? Is she friend or foe? Heaven-sent or hell-b...

Poets of Life

This is a epic poem broken up into cantos and cover the inner voice of my poetic mind. The cover photo belongs to the author, Olan L. Smith, and all copyrights apply.