Les Bixby Poems

A STUFFY NOSE - FROSTBIT TOES,
an ulcer in my gut
My wife is three weeks overdue
my bills are in a rut.
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It's not my desire to shatter the world by becoming a famous man,
I'd be more than content if my days were spent shaking a friendly hand.
It's not my desire to leave my mark like a statue in the square,
My mind is content if my days are spent spreading friendship everywhere. It's not my desire to climb to the top leaving my loved ones behind,
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