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B.A. Lampman's avatar

You're a poet. You've always been a poet. Case closed.

More poems please.

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David P. Smith's avatar

I'm headed out this morning to buy a beret and some smelly cigarettes. And I'm never shaving again.

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B.A. Lampman's avatar

Good plan

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Mihkel Kaup's avatar

Do it!

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Mihkel Kaup's avatar

Yeah I like the poems

Especially ‘Best seller’

Kinda sums up poetry in a filthy little packet

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David P. Smith's avatar

Thanks Mihkel. More filthy packet poetry coming your way in easy to consume portions.

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Hoff Boyle's avatar

I love the poems! I always thought of your style of song writing as being poetry as well as songwriting. And ya, I can only do 3 poems at a time to actually take them in properly and give them the attention they deserve.

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David P. Smith's avatar

In truth many of my songs do lean to poetry and some are really more poems than songs. I confess to using the conversation around songs vs poems as a comedic device. My last recording - the dystopian concept album titled The Piece - is weighted more to poetry than song in terms of structure. All that said, this did feel different, pulling the sheet off these naked little poems.

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sheri Arnason's avatar

good poems, poemy poemerton.

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David P. Smith's avatar

Thx Arnasonny Arnasonton

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Jojo Spaxman's avatar

I can usually only "handle" 3 poems, but these were good. I was starting to glaze over and then you hit us with Best Seller.

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David P. Smith's avatar

Ha! We are compatriots in the 3 Poem Club....and I'm glad you enjoyed them before glazing set in. I was glazing over just writing them out. How many days do you require to decompress before you can handle another 3? I've got 13 in all to disseminate.

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