Robert Ronnow : Writing

Outside the Circle

Outside the Circle

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


I am outside the circle of sex. Just as well. Population control,the biome's survival instinct. Or I'm old. Lookin mirror, skin over bones. Young girl..
Peaches

Peaches

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Wherever peaches grow I go and pick 'em.When they get ripe I try and swipe 'em.The farmer runs out with a shotgun and wonders where's the varmint gone..
Penetrating the Unknown

Penetrating the Unknown

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


While waiting but not watching for the sun to set, perhaps the bullfrogs are creating the shadows with their croaks, my friend screams out becau..
Perfect Rest

Perfect Rest

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Yr cancer is inevitable as love.You didn't last forever. The painwasn't the main problem, unconsciousnesswas. Dad cannot see or hear,the walls of the ..
The Perfect Year

The Perfect Year

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


The perfect year,two equal halves.One with leavesone without.Forest thinning out.Bring indoorsswing sets, pools, smiles, thoughts.Having enough and no..
Peter has gotten a new job

Peter has gotten a new job

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Peter has gotten a new jobas a bookstore clerk from one to tendown by the riverin a sunny little house.I've come to visit and I'm thumbing througha bo..
Plate Tectonics Versus Gamma Ray Bursters

Plate Tectonics Versus Gamma Ray Bursters

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


An old man remembers what he has beenyet the details are unimportant. Thenthe outline disappears, and the meaning.Good, I can die or go to work, be wi..
Pokeweed Waits

Pokeweed Waits

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Pokeweed waitsunderground, snow crustssmall greenish white flowers, leaves entireand alternate, black berriespoisonous, ripe late.Waits patiently past..
Polar Bear Mugs Wino

Polar Bear Mugs Wino

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Have I ever been profoundly lost? Yes. Railroad tracks and a river wide as the Amazon, yet lost. Living in the intense sunshine of northern New ..
Popper v. Niebuhr

Popper v. Niebuhr

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


All conflicts are resolved via coercion, implied or applied,of the dominant party over the denied (Niebuhr).Not news at the 2nd St. jail. But the Cons..