Stopping at a 7-11 in the Northeast on 6-25-19
“Going down the old mine
with a transistor radio”
Van Morrison Brown eyed girl
Tuesday, June 25th, 92 degrees and sometime around 4:30
my current and future she
my current and future she
needed a fountain coke
after visiting my 98 plus mother in…
I stopped for a hidden second , starimg at the old apartment complex
Thought of Georgianne again
Thought of Georgianne again
My High School Sweetheart
back when time would always be on my side
I wondered where she had become and then remembered
a drunken conversation when we were both 26
a drunken conversation when we were both 26
and Bob was gonna be a famous someday
During the intervening she was now married to a Dentist and–
There was a time called nineteen sixty and seven
amidst the revolution there were still class distinctions
amidst the revolution there were still class distinctions
and somehow I thought I was better than her
Can’t blame it on the Acid anymore..
There were other
darker
reasons
to be found in future Poems
to be found in future Poems
if they are ever written
if they are ever written
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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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