Intoxicating
The wind
Fills the room with
The smell of rain.
The taxi cabs are now fairytales,
Washed ashore by UFOs.
The Music Hall
Everything is as it seems.
Flat tires, balloons, fireflies, gambling,
Fallen leaves. The horn section on LSD.
Philosophy
Every object is as unreal
As it is real.
Bon Voyage
Over large stretches my luggage
Is a sky-grin ascending.
Impounded is improbable.
Shadow Work
Your shadow has no interest in being your mirror.
Your shadow has poems to write
And tall afternoons to stand by.
Pages and pages of poems about afternoons.
Meandering all of them.
Railroad lines for shoelaces.
naïve haircuts 
scintillating snippets, Bob; ‘Shadow Work’ is the stand out —
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Thanks, John! That stand out to me as well.
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Hard to pick a favorite so I won’t. I enjoyed reading them all, the titles so excellently chosen and the first line – “The wind Fills the room with The smell of rain” is so tangible and relatable, that smell and at the end of these short poems #6, it’s inspiring to think of our shadows having “no interest in being your mirror,” inspiring because it has me thinking that there is so much more of myself to discover…. “Railroad lines for shoelaces,” a forever feeling. Amazing work Bob.
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Thanks, Steve. I do think there is more to us then we know. And shadows are creative in that way at hinting at that possibility. The smell of rain…I was thinking about spring, so far away now. Something to look forward to. I thought you might like the line about railroad lines for shoelaces. And I really like the idea of a forever feeling. Thanks!
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It is such a great line – “railroad lies for shoelaces” and will keep from ever buying velcro shoes!
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Beautifully worded pieces, Bob. All of them excellent.
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Thank you, Ezekiel!
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I really love Shadow Work. Fabulous fabulous imagery. I just love it. And my second favourite is Intoxicating.
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These are all fantastic. “Shadow Work” and “The Music Hall” stand out to me. Well done!
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Thank you!!
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