The Dark Indigo Current by Thomas R Smith
Housewarming
In my dream I was the first to arrive
at the old home from church. Wind
and night had forced through the cracks.
I pushed inside, turned on lamps,
lit a fire in the stove. Frozen oak
logs stung my fingers; it was good
pain, my hands reddening on the icy
broom-handle as I swept away snow.
On Christmas eve, I prepared a warm
place for my mother and father, sister
and brothers, grandparents, all my relatives,
none dead, none missing, none angry
with another, all coming through the woods.
Smith, Thomas R.: - Thomas R. Smith is an internationally published poet, essayist, editor, and teacher. His work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies in the U.S., Canada, and abroad. Garrison Keillor has featured his poetry on his national public radio show Writer's Almanac and former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser has selected his poems for his syndicated column, American Life in Poetry. He is the author of two poetry collections published by Red Dragonfly Press, THE FOOT OF THE RAINBOW (2010), and THE GLORY (2015).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780930100667 |
| ISBN 10 | 0930100662 |
| Title | The Dark Indigo Current |
| Author | Thomas R Smith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Holy Cow Press |
| Year published | 2000-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
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