Bill Grace Poems

The object on the road came up so fast
At first glance turtle seemed an armadillo
No room to swerve to left or right
I elected to run over it
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When Elizabeth writes 43
She gives marching orders to all the world of poetry
That as poets our task is not even symmetry
Of word and rhyme or the catching of some immortal line
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One of the things I don't know that Hollywood has captured
Is a reality that Wayne Dwyer has joked about
Not so funny for a young man of baker vocation met
Who was shaken to his core in discovering
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It is a small thing in the urban scene
As we scurry to and fro
Trying to make ourselves valueable to others
Trying to survive or thrive depending on our luck
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In feeding the outside cat
I have noticed that
The preferred food has higher fat
A universal preference
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Our dog barks in fierce alarm
Proceeds to down stairs investigation
Of the familiar sound from the water closet.
Like his master he must be in control of everything
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Awake my friends awake
The long night's passing
New day will grant its blessing
Awake my friends awake!
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Wife, daughter, books
Dog,2 cats,1 rat,3 fish
Computer with internet to give the world these words
Poemhunter to publish for free
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The pole stands stark in the cemetery
The public driving by will not see it
I am not driving - I am driven - given the freedom to see
On the road cemeteries are a common sight
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