I do enjoy to stretch my legs
upon the couch
watch TV, listen to the radio
make lists of things to do
on the next day
or read some book or magazine

I  wonder sometimes
    just a little bit
about achievements of the day

and also
for how long
this routine might continue

Here, and over here -
The fortunate sons

Those who made it home
To fields and hills of native tongue
In the soil their people toiled
- They listen quietly when we come


There, and over there -
Beneath crossed lines too many

Still - they man the trenches
Along the Marne and Somme
Below the woods of Belleau
And the forest of Argonne

No sonnets in a foreign language
Rendered where they languish -
The distant rest far and away
In a cold November grave


We should remember
Here and there
The old lie -

And the young.

r ~ 11/11/14

You can see them in the corners of your eyes, so unexpected, fleeting glimpses of ghostly figures and yet you don't believe,

we're overrun with modern gadgets and the internet's a tool for the qualified mechanics who take you for being a fool,

The disembodied that watch the circus, know that lions have the floor
and we don't believe that they exist
so what are you watching for?

If you think that you'll be saved
I have news I'd like to share,
Jesus took a taxicab and
wants you to pay the fare.

I'm autumn, I'm
you 're spring
you passed the summer and
you picked a yellow leaf
if winter knocks on your door
don't be scare from storm
because all snows melt
to the mouth on spring
and  later
will to the dance blue seas
on summer's lustful lips..

While the huge Donald Trump
Propaganda machine keeps turning,
It's amazing how much ludicrous
Information we keep learning.

Despite proof to the contrary,
The Trump admin strives to maintain
That Russia DIDN'T meddle in our
Elections. The REAL culprit: Ukraine.

Here is what's so laughable
About the conspiracy theory they've peddled:
That helping Hilary Clinton was
Ukraine's reason for having meddled!

Trump's love affair with Putin
Astounds people worldwide.
How much power do they want?
How much are both of them trying to hide?

After receiving an invitation,
Trump remains undismayed
About the possibility of
Attending next year's May Day Parade.

So he'd sit next to Vladimir Putin--
The powerful Russian tyrant--plus,
Putin would proudly parade the weapons
He'd use against our allies and us.

-by Bob B (11-9-19)

Till the end of infinity,
all things
above and below,
and the
cosmic calamities
like collapsing black holes
that swallow
everything
we have ever known.

Till super solar flares
incinerate
all of the life
down here
on our floating sphere,
which let’s be clear
is more oblong.

Till, the end of
space time
when all things
cease to exist
and there will be
no one left to miss
the poetry of this
pathetic fool.