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R. Walter Smith
Hello world! My name is R. Walter Smith, a writer whose work spans many genres and forms of both prose and poetry. My fiction in general is usually either dark or fantastic(not a self-compliment, but referring to fantasy), while my poetry is characterized by unique, self-invented forms utilizing alternating meters and unusual topics or structures. My favorite part of writing fiction is creating fantasy worlds and characters, while my favorite part of writing poetry is experimenting with meter and theme. I hope you all read and enjoy my work!
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The Tempter in the Night  [13+]   1.6 KB
He calls from the darkness, leading the naive to their doom. Do not heed his summons.

The Moods of Spring  [E]   1.4 KB
A poem about a spring day in Iambic Pentameter, with rhyme scheme abba.

The Messenger  [13+]   7.9 KB
A formless messenger from beyond the stars comes to a tiny blue speck in space...

The Tempter in the Night  [13+]   1.6 KB
He calls from the darkness, leading the naive to their doom. Do not heed his summons.

Invasion  [13+]   0.7 KB
Poem about an invasion of our world by amoeba-like beings. Iambic Heptameter (a rare one).

Mankind  [E]   0.6 KB
Poem on man's common perception of himself. Iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter.

Tanka 1  [E]   0.2 KB
Tanka, a Japanese poetic form. 31 syllables in phrases of 5-7-5-7-7.

Lord Death  [13+]   1.0 KB
A poem on the inevitability of death. Iambic Tetrameter.

Life is a Play  [E]   0.2 KB
A brief poem in blank verse, so it lacks rhyme but has meter, which is Anapestic Trimeter.

Darkness  [13+]   0.7 KB
There is no escape from the darkness... Trochaic Pentameter and Iambic Trimeter

The Debate between Young and Old   [E]   1.6 KB
A philosophical debate in poem form. Blank verse, with Dactylic and Anapestic Pentameter.

An Attack on Sonnets  [E]   1.0 KB
An attack on the rigidity and old-fashioned nature of sonnets.

Cold and Black  [E]   0.4 KB
Poem dealing with the release from earthly suffering. Anapestic Dimeter and rhyme abcb.

Winter Storm  [ASR]   0.6 KB
Poem on nature and betrayal. Ballad meter (iambic tetrameter and trimeter in alternation).

Dukkha  [ASR]   0.4 KB
A poem on the Buddhist concept of Dukkha, or suffering. Dactylic Tetrameter and end rhyme.

Existential Crisis  [E]   9.4 KB
The most psychologically frightening thing that has ever happened to me.

The Messenger  [13+]   7.9 KB
A formless messenger from beyond the stars comes to a tiny blue speck in space...

Blackmoon Forest  [13+]   28.8 KB
A boy's dream of exploring a mysterious forest quickly transforms into his worst nightmare

The Desert of Nihil  [E]   2.5 KB
A nihilistic allegorical prose poem representing the meaninglessness of life

Maya  [E]   0.2 KB
A short poem on the Hindu/Buddhist concept of Maya, or illusion. Dactylic Tetrameter.

Nice Parking Job, Dick  [13+]   6.4 KB
A humorous and rather pointless story based on an amusing experience I had at college.

Dead down Below  [13+]   0.9 KB
Poem on the inevitability of death. Strange meter: One trochee followed by an iamb.

I am Shattered  [E]   0.9 KB
An experiment in free verse.

Anicca  [E]   0.5 KB
Poem on the Buddhist concept of anicca, or impermanence. Iambic tetrameter, assonant rhyme

Anatta  [E]   2.0 KB
A poem on the Buddhist concept of anatta, or "no self". Explanatory notes below the poem.

The Moods of Spring  [E]   1.4 KB
A poem about a spring day in Iambic Pentameter, with rhyme scheme abba.

Trapped in Life  [ASR]   0.4 KB
Lyrics to a doom metal song without a chorus.

Fallen Angels  [E]   0.1 KB
A short poem for a contest. Alternating Trochaic Tetrameter and Iambic Trimeter.