Jim Bolen Poems

Grandma's House

The other day I took a drive, to the house where I used to play;
There I was loved by two, playing my games was their forte.
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The Note Beneath Her Picture

This simple little frame on my desk holds A picture
of the most beautiful woman this side of Heaven.
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JUST MY SHADOW AND ME


Though I toil the whole day long in this hot burning sun, I don't think of my troubles; it's the atmosphere.
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No Greater Love

Suddenly, without warning, he broke loose from my hand, jumping from the curb in the path of a fast travelin' van. Screaming in terror, I ran to my child lying in the street. It was all over in less than a heartbeat.
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