In Virginia, to quote Jay Leimbach,
they are not speed limits,
thay are merely suggestions.
70 Mile an hour limit #1
It were the VA autobahn
so I drove seventy
plus five
so as not to be humble
It was seventy plus five
& cardancing to bluegrass
in our car in our car car
dancing to Blue grass
in our car car
It was dark it was dancing
my brights were on, the car too
we were the only on the road
not lonely
seventy plus five
By the time time time
We exited vir gin ia
I thought gee
couldn’t we just
turn this baby around
turn this baby around
and do it two more times
do it
two more times
bein’ the hotel
ain’t goin
any wheres
any how
From 10-2 revised 3-13-11 revised for Blog on 6-19-13
70 miles an hour limit #2
I called it the Virginia autobahn
sped over limit
it being just as well
one thinks
that I never drove
when I was young and drunk
young and dumb
young and stoned
Hunter Thompsonville
I want to think now
Didn’t then
‘bout some things
too much
‘bout others
Bob Small 3-13-11
Seventy Miles an Hour #3
We called it the Virginia autobahn
But I remember
Anne saying to Carl
on the real Autobahn
aren’t you going too fast
him replying
no, it’s only one hundred
it was like that
it was like all the sense of freedom
you can get
when not in
the writing world
Bob Small 3-13-11 revised 6-19-13
70 miles an hour #4
After a while
I thought of James Dean
and slowed it a little bit down
still having
some ofmyownlife
to star in
Bob Small 3-13-11 finalized on 6-19-13
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
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