last ~ poetry

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

Bird's Eye

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

Sonnets Written by Olan L. Smith

I am moving many of my singly published poems into collections, and in this collection will reside all my sonnets I have written, and will write in the future--I hope you enjoy. Love, peace, and freedom, Olan L. Smith aka Cotton Jones. (Cover credit, Olan L. Smith; c. 2012. The number 14 symbolizes the number lines us...

Perfect is an illusion | ✓

❝ Perfect is an illusion, rather than a deception ❞ ━━━━━━━━━━ Hundred of times, trying to put my imaginations into words, it's become an ultimate passion to create some poesia by the name called poetry. Let's see what happens. As the 30 days will be ended with 30 poems of different concept. #4 on poetry [ 27.6.2022 ]

play, pause, replay

we're all beggars here, clawing at each other's sepia-toned loneliness ... || caffeinated afterthoughts and lovers' vomit ||

dreamclot ~ poetry

~ singing in hopes of being sung to ~

Shades & Shadows

Exploring the intensity of duality through poetry, life, death and everything in between.

On A Pedestal

The title is not my idea but it encapsulates what some misguided soul thinks of me. I intend to milk it for all it's worth. Milk it? Paints a weird image for me considering my distaste for the stuff. This! is a collection of poetry. The flavours will vary so mind your step. It's about a boy with a flair for the dramat...

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

Sister Floriana

Life in the Cristo el Rey Monastery is never a bore when Sister Floriana's around! The young novice and her friends are never up to any good, whether it's pulling pranks, breaking the rules, or being hopelessly incompetent at simple tasks. Still, their ardent love of Jesus Christ and their inseparable bond inspire ev...

Daily bible verses

I'm going to try to update this every morning everybody, unless I'm busy of course. Stay strong and true to yourself my fellow friends! Don't let anyone tell you what you believe in is wrong.

bliss station ~ poetry

~ where is your bliss station / you have to try to find it ~

Bible Verses

My favorite Bible verses

Epic Poem: Poets of Life, Part II

This is part two of my epic poem, "Poets life." It is a introspection of the poet and life and death on this planet.

Teen Catholic Girl Problems

Book of Teen Catholic Girl Problems that we made up XD You don't have to be Catholic to read these. Some of them actually fit in with real life.

Once Upon a Poem: {A Fairytale Poetry Collection}

✨Mermaids, ✨Dragons ✨ Brave knights oh my! Imagine a world where Fairytales meets Poetry and prepared to go on a whimsical journey that you will never want to come back from {A Fairytale Poetry Collection} •Credit for the music is not mine and was composed by Adrian Von Ziegler and Brunu...

homecome ~ poetry

~ to belong / as we hurtle ~

In Search...

simple poems written for bigger purpose ___ You can run million miles You can gain hundreds of smiles But still... In those balloons of bliss Still... you'll be in search... Still something you'll miss... (I'm on this journey of searching the truths and the things that really matter in life) Don't waste time... let's...

Everything I Wanted

A poetry book that I will be updating over time. I hope to turn it into a physical real book one day. **NONE OF THE PICTURES USED ARE MINE**

The Olympus 12

This book is ongoing but mostly completed on paper! However everything posted has been proof read and finalized! "The Olympus 12" is an action adventure novel centered around a death match tournament held by the Greek Gods. In this mysterious world, twelve Greek Gods amuse themselves by forcing their clansmen and wome...

An Anthology of Inspirations

This is a collection of poetry that I have composed about my observations on life; some are general, some are specific. None of the necessarily relate to anyone in specific at all, they are based on peoples' lives in general.

Poems Through My Percept

nature is a wonderful blessing... If you wanna experience a set of visualizations, Where nature and life entwines... Better check out my poems ...💌 These poems means a lot to me..!! These lines are from my very own Shattered thoughts .... That comes stumbling down my hands... Whenever I start exploring my jigsaw mind...

the moon has swallowed all young girls ~ poetry

~ dream fuel ~

grass whistle ~ poetry

~ nature poems, mostly ~

The Barefoot Girl

There's a girl on Bridget's street that is always smiling. But she's dressed in rags, has ratty, tangled hair, and scraped up feet. People donate shoes to her every day. Why doesn't the barefoot girl ever wear them? And what's the secret to her happiness? Can Bridget learn what lasting happiness is from this mysteriou...

Why I Can't Rule The World

Sometimes, expecting something out of someone is the worst way to connect with them. Tin Tin Amble knows this all too well, coming from a family with a father who wants him to do everything but what Tin Tin wants to do and a mother living in fear that her marriage isn't scaling up to what she expected. Not to mention...