Bill Grace Poems

It is in these mundane things
The cup of coffee, the child, cat, dog
That we must find our life
Let me dare not forget the wife
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The Army taught me a great lesson
The way to stay out of the mud
Is to go to school.
This formula is as simple as it is true
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Friends leaving a simple ache
You wish them well
Hope there's no mistake
But despite the necessary action
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I aimed at A and
Hit W, by God's grace, or is it Z or N?
The cat crunching her meal
As holy a sound
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Three skin strikes upon a red welt -
A little greater than a fish belly white pin head -
An accident in nothing more adventurous than a pristine pool
Tell of this fire ant's excellence
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How time does change so many things.
In youth a 'hot spot' was a place to go and drink
and perhaps in a moment of exuberance even dance upon the bar
Or a geography in a sex manual.
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Berkeley California is a long way from Freeville New York.
Boston not so far, my father made that trip.
For me a longer journey. Dad never knew that he was poor.
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Free food I know it is a lie.
I can not kill that sign even though I want to.
Those who come for help will not be charged -
this much is true,
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First there was the Donald Duck
Then the Hopalong Cassidy
Then Grammy gave a Swiss Incablock in 4th grade
A real watch that lasted past
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