Bedstraw

First published in the Broad Street Review 27 Nov 2023, and reprinted here by permission. It’s been a good year for bedstraw. Its narrow leaves radiate out in evenly spaced fans along its vine; delicate white flowers pop out at the end: it’s a sparkler of a weed. It...

Christmas and Magic

Christmas and Magic. 4′. 2023. https://kilesmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christmas-and-Magic-720.mp4 This is the first pop song I’ve composed. I have certainly skirted the area of pop, and of jazz, in some works, such as April Showers, In This Blue...