(20 September 1902 – 7 March 1971 / Kingston upon Hull)

poet Stevie Smith
#141 on top 500 poets

Poems of Stevie Smith

1. Alone in the Woods 1/3/2003
2. Autumn 1/3/2003
3. Away, Melancholy 1/3/2003
4. Bag-Snatching in Dublin 1/3/2003
5. Conviction (I) 1/3/2003
6. Conviction (II) 1/3/2003
7. Conviction (III) 1/3/2003
8. Conviction (IV) 1/3/2003
9. Deeply Morbid 1/3/2003
10. Do Not! 4/8/2010
11. Drugs Made Pauline Vague 1/3/2003
12. Freddy 1/3/2003
13. Happiness 1/3/2003
14. I Do Not Speak 1/3/2003
15. I Remember 1/3/2003
16. In My Dreams 4/8/2010
17. In the Night 1/3/2003
18. Infelice 1/3/2003
19. Mother, Among the Dustbins 1/3/2003
20. My Heart Goes Out 1/3/2003

Not Waving but Drowning

Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.

Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.

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