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My Memories Give Me a Great Deal of Comfort

A Poem by Bob B

My memories give me a great deal of comfort,And every single one of them mendsMy heart, which suffers from the lossOf family, relatives, and friends.A..

New Year's Resolutions

A Poem by Bob B

I think a lot of progress could be madeIf certain people were not so afraidTo come up with what COULD be a solutionAnd say it is a New Year's resoluti..

Playing Dodgeball

A Poem by Bob B

I've been playing dodgeball with COVID, And up to this point, I have succeeded In dodging the many balls tossed my way. I haven't let war..

In Memory of Ed (4-19-1931 to 12-23-2022)

A Poem by Bob B

Back in the 1950s my cousin Met a guy, and later they wed. For sixty-four years they were together, Until her death parted Shirley and Ed..

Sad Santa Again

A Poem by Bob B

The call came in on a frigid morning�"An SOS from Santa’s elves.“Help!” they cried. “We can’t find Santa,&rd..

Donald the Showman

A Poem by Bob B

(This poem could be sung to the melody of "Frosty the Snowman" by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson.)Donald the showmanIs a miracle they say,For it always..

Be the Peace

A Poem by Bob B

Be the peace that you would likeTo spread around the world and knowThat it comes from deep within,And when it's nurtured, it will grow.Be the laughter..

Oneness

A Poem by Bob B

This body that I call my ownIs air, water, earth and fire.The urge to be--to live, to persist--Forms the basis of desire.Manifesting in different form..

Thankful

A Poem by Bob B

I ran into Tom Turkey this morningAs he was leaving a bar."Starting early?" I asked as IStopped and got out of my car."Yes," he said, "I'm drowning my..

Terror in Colorado Springs

A Poem by Bob B

Saturday night, November 19:A gunman entered a barAnd started shooting at those who were present,Leaving a somber scarOn many lives, for five were kil..