RoyBlokker

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RoyBlokker
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I have been writing poetry since I was a young man. Now retired, I have found time to hone my craft and put together a dozen books including several volumes of poetry. My most recent are "Avalance of Bones," "Infrequent Flier," and "Old Man Walking." I live in Montana under the Big Sky and draw inspiration from my beautiful surroundings but politics are never far away.

  April 2022     1 year ago

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Uvalde

I live my life, she lives hers,
Moment to shining moment,
Adventure at her doorstep,
My granddaughter, sweet angel
With enougfh little devil in her
To make life a daily charm.
And I do not want to imagine...
And I cry out, yet again, When...

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Another

And yet another life well lived,
Another human being just trying to be good,
Going about their daily living aisle by aisle
Planning for the evening meal
Taken
Not by God or disease or accident or age
But by unnecessary hatred
Again
And yet...

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Retirement

It's so nice to no longer have to tear around anymore,
To wake up in the morning or later in the day and not

  have to rush out the door,
And instead grind fresh coffee beans and savor the

  smell,
And not have to listen to all those...

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Thank you for your kind and clever words. A young friend of mine told me that wasted hours are the best, as long as you waste them wisely.

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