I have not grown
tired of your
old face
It seems we’ve been together
since time was a baby
and Methuselah a young pup
since Caesar first sighted Cleopatra
since Adam first felt
a pain in his side
and weren’t we at Adam and Eve’s Wedding
did I drink too much
make a fool of myself
at the reception
pity ’bout Abel
and who was that young girl
that Cain finally married
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time goes on ugly old dogs feet
my memories of other lovers die
like old flicks flickering
memories of Rudy Valentino and
Natacha Rambova
I no longer dwell on who slew
Black
Dahlia in
Los Angelos nine teen fourty eight
or why
all those other affairs
were endings seen from the
Beguin’e beginning
it’s very zen
and the art of Poetry Maintenance
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all the centuries were needed
all the births and deaths
all those bad movies of affairs
for that was the path to you, old face,
a place I dwell in pleasure
and forever
having not grown tired
of our humdrum existence
of the day to day in love
of the simple pleasure of
being with you
Bob Small 4-11-90 from 3-13-90
Note thirty years and still counting
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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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