Bill Grace Poems

As many recovering alcoholics know
Beyond the madness or sanity of those who formed us
Beyond sex, death, love, peace and a 1,000 matters of circumstance
After much work there comes a point of discovery - the hole -
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I gave a hammer to Al
Because he was great co-worker and pal
Although he called me 'Sir'
I was never taken in.
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When the pool was named for my father
He made the only speech I know of during his life
'Nothing like naming a pool for a guy who can't swim a stroke, '
and he sat down.
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A quiet beauty seeps through the world
Eagle drifting over an evergreen glade
'I love you' received in gratitude spoken in truth
Prophets who acknowledge they may be wrong
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The dog and cats are still
Wife and daughter in bed
The kid with presents on her head
Those things that make us grow
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The smiling manequins black and white and yellow
Young and younger gods of the new order
With appropriate teeth welcome wife and daughter
To a kingdom as close to heaven as any similing Buddha guards
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Before the internet when television was a trinity
It was ok to hunt in work clothes
There was no prescribed uniform
Today the powers tell us
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