Down by the Shed Where all the Demons Head (spoken word by Daniel Smallegange)

 

Down by the Shed Where all the Demons Head by Daniel Smallegange

Spoken word by Daniel Smallegange, copyright 2025, all rights reserved.

Video of my fireplace, mantle and shelf by the author. 

Snail Bros Comic Written and Drawn by Dan Smallegange

Snail Bros Comic by Dan Smallegange, copyright 2020, all rights reserved.
 

The Inevitable Decline

The inevitable decline of

Hopes and dreams comes

Despite stubborn clinging as

The sands slip slowly 

one by two by three

The inevitable rise of peace and calm

Resulting from this

A fair trade one surmises

Granted from the vantage

Given as

Vigour declines wisdom arises

As the sands slip and drip

Slowly down

The inevitable decline of all things

Hourglass remorseless

As the sands slip and drip

Granted from the vantage of

Hind sight and one

Un young

By: Daniel Smallegange, copyright 2025, all rights reserved.

Billy and Cleo by the fire, my lovely cats.

You Did That on Porpoise! Comic Written and Drawn by Dan Smallegange

 

Written and Drawn by Daniel Smallegange, copyright 2015, all rights reserved.

New Times

Got me some at least

Tryin' to grab a hold of at least

Some of these new times

Sky lines are prettier than

Better than the old times dark times

Better than nothing or at least

Some times

Gotta start somewhere

Can't start these new times without letting go of the

Old times bad times

Got to get me some much needed

Down time also

Keep down low from all those less prudent

Hopes and schemes

Fears and dreams

Keep my head down

Can't help but realize

Ain't got the low down

Downtown

New times give rise high rise

Sky lines

Prettier than

Gotta start somewhere

Not like the old times

Need me some distance from past crimes

Don't want to dwell on no bad times

Don't want to do no hard time

Either

For old crimes old times

Need me some direction to

Go an' find some

New times better times

Also commit some new crimes

Get me some at least

New times

But not like the old times

Not like them

Dark times

By Daniel Smallegange, copyright 2025, all rights reserved.

Polaroid of the author by Rachel Brennecke, Amsterdam, early 2000s.

First Fire of the Year. Happy Autumn from Toronto

 Lovely to have a glass of wine and sit by the fire and write. xoxo dan s.

Fish Comic by Dan Smallegange

 Written and drawn by Daniel Smallegange, copyright 2018, all rights reserved.