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).
Thank you so much! I'm pleased it resonates with you. The poem is already on Bluesky, so yes, feel free to share with attribution. (I sometimes later revise my Poems About poems, so consider this a first draft. 😊)
February 15, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Thank you so much! I'm pleased it resonates with you. The poem is already on Bluesky, so yes, feel free to share with attribution. (I sometimes later revise my Poems About poems, so consider this a first draft. 😊)
You're very welcome!
February 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
You're very welcome!
"injustice surrounds me like a cloak"
February 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"injustice surrounds me like a cloak"
Such a great extended metaphor--topography of the body--and wonderful imagery, too.
February 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Such a great extended metaphor--topography of the body--and wonderful imagery, too.
You're very welcome, Jan! 💙
February 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
You're very welcome, Jan! 💙
You're welcome, Gary! 😊
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
You're welcome, Gary! 😊
You're welcome, Glenn!
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
You're welcome, Glenn!
You should get a prize for lasting that long! 😂
February 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
You should get a prize for lasting that long! 😂
One of your best, Gary--so compelling!
February 14, 2026 at 11:50 AM
One of your best, Gary--so compelling!
Great ending combined with "a memory I never had."
February 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Great ending combined with "a memory I never had."
Yikes! This does not sound like a fun place to work!
February 14, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Yikes! This does not sound like a fun place to work!
Stripped of everything. You've nailed it. Not easy, but true.
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Stripped of everything. You've nailed it. Not easy, but true.
"The gaze"--I like how you brought the ending back to that. I can imagine you writing an entire poetic memoir of such narrative pieces.
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
"The gaze"--I like how you brought the ending back to that. I can imagine you writing an entire poetic memoir of such narrative pieces.
You're welcome, Andy!
February 14, 2026 at 11:31 AM
You're welcome, Andy!
Thank you very much!
February 14, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Thank you very much!