My Own Poetry

All poetry listed below is my original work and each is strictly copyrighted. If you are interested in using any of this poetry, please send me an e-mail. I'll consider authorizing use provided proper credit is given. (Hey, it ain't much, but it is mine!) THANKS! NOTE: Due to limitations in web authoring software, poems are not displayed in original format.

The Tree - a poem about the importance of my family tree L'Albero - same poem, in Italian Lullaby (for Jada) - a poem written for one of my children and published in a poetry anthology The Executioner - a poem with a surprise ending, published in the Cornell Chronicle. The Waiting - won first prize in a poetry contest at Cornell University Waiting to Inhale - inspired by a captivating cologne Forbidden Fruit - Reality rules over Fantasy My Poetry - the secret to my writing

If you like what you have read and are interested in seeing more of my work, please send me an e-mail. Thanks. Linda M. Schmidt Copyright (C) 1997 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Lms10@cornell.edu or schmidt54@a-znet.com http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/lms10/ Ya'll come back now, ya hear! "Time flies like an arrow, Fruit flies like a banana." Groucho Marx Return to: Linda Schmidt Home Page Last Modified on 8/20/99