Merril D. Smith
@merrildsmith.bsky.social
Poet, Historian, Lover of river walks and the sea. Cat Lady. Poetry Collection: River Ghosts (Nightingale & Sparrow Press) New Poetry Collection: Held Inside the Folds of Time (Jane's Studio Press).
You're welcome, John!
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
You're welcome, John!
And here we are! Yes!
November 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
And here we are! Yes!
We were big Twin Peaks fan, but also Audrey Hepburn.
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
We were big Twin Peaks fan, but also Audrey Hepburn.
"offal office" is perfect! Congratulations on your new puppy!
November 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"offal office" is perfect! Congratulations on your new puppy!
You can't go wrong watching the birds! Wonderful, Sue! 💙
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
You can't go wrong watching the birds! Wonderful, Sue! 💙
I love the compound words--to me, like the sand rushing and then stopped.
And the past flipped as future.
A lot to think about in this poem!
And the past flipped as future.
A lot to think about in this poem!
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I love the compound words--to me, like the sand rushing and then stopped.
And the past flipped as future.
A lot to think about in this poem!
And the past flipped as future.
A lot to think about in this poem!
Your prose poem depicts the sad reality, but it is so beautifully written. Those corpses--how does one ever forget that?
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Your prose poem depicts the sad reality, but it is so beautifully written. Those corpses--how does one ever forget that?
Perhaps so. I love that idea. Thank you!
November 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Perhaps so. I love that idea. Thank you!
Oh! Thank you so much! I love reading that.
November 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Oh! Thank you so much! I love reading that.
That's the way I'd want to go!
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a blue curtain with his arms outstretched
Alt: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a blue curtain with his arms outstretched in jazz hands
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November 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
That's the way I'd want to go!
Thank you so much, Sue! 💙
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thank you so much, Sue! 💙
Thank you so much, Philippa--that such a lovely comment and feedback! 💙
November 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thank you so much, Philippa--that such a lovely comment and feedback! 💙
You're welcome, Dale!
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
You're welcome, Dale!
Thank you, Robbie!
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Thank you, Robbie!