The Socialist Tree

Apples and Pears are free on the socialist tree; bright little birds are housed in her broad, sturdy boughs; they weave pretty green nests from leaves in which she’s dressed

A GOOD WAY TO GO

A GOOD WAY TO GO © Mollie Kay Smith

A CRISIS FROM NOTHING

A CRISIS FROM NOTHING ©Mollie Kay Smith

I walked across the Levels today

Searching for truth along ancient paths

Themes of Innocence

A cat pounces on a mouse its squeal -- an act of surrender

We’d make corn rings till the day I die

If I could be with you If I could be with you - in a field of fire In the eye of a hurricane I’d chain my heart to a white-picket fence Before I bunker down the grain…

My Wish

My wish is not for myself

Blueberries and ice-cream

Blue berries and ice-cream What more could I dream Blue berries and ice-cream What more could there be That isn’t immaterial That isn’t material Somebody warm and cool

For a Friend

For a Friend

Women are quarrelsome

Women are quarrelsome Birds, birds of many wings Like magpies, two shades Of many dissatisfied things. A dove - when the stars The stars are shining bright. But a bank of black disparity,

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