Inside Oasis

By Allen Smith

Vivid poetry that expresses the artistic, poetic mastery of a 21st century renaissance man. Inside Oasis transforms words into a paradise within the minds and hearts of the reader. Inside Oasis quenches the thirst of a mind wondering aimlessly in a world lacking the insightful, introspective visualizations that the world of poetry brought to us in the early 20th century.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Allen & Allyn Books
• Release date: May 27, 2011
• ISBN: 9780982525814

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Check Me Out

One day, some day,

I’ll be as tall as a Redwood tree,

Standin’ proud, shoutin’ loud,

While you look up

In amazement at me,

Reachin’ for my branches,

Tuggin’ at my trunk,

Bewildered at my firmness,

Callin’ me a hunk.

I am quite a man.

One day, some day,

I’ll be as clever as a fox,

Computin’ data like a laptop,

Knockin’ chemists up out their socks,

They study me like nitrate,

Checkin’ from front to back,

In awe at my mental stamina,

Callin’ me a brainiac.

I am quite a man.

One day, some day,

I’ll be as canty as the Spring,

Spreadin’ joy like sunshine,

Tryin’ to do my thing,

You dancin’ in my rainbows,

Stayin’ far from