bill roberts
Paintings in the Museum
of the Imagination
Bill Roberts
has had a thousand poems published in nearly 200 online and small-press
magazines (including Chantarelle's Notebook, HazMat Review, Long Story Short,
Main Street Rag, Rattle and Thick With Conviction, to name a few). One poem was
nominated for Best of the Net in 2009, another received a Pushcart Prize
nomination. He has finally retired from consulting on nuclear weaponry, dreams
of a far-off day when all WMD are negotiated to the scrap heap. Bill lives
quietly in Broomfield, Colorado and can be contacted at marcorosie@comcast.net.
The Past
Dandy men, proper
ladies,
on a dance floor,
eyes closed as they whirl,
space between them,
unconcerned with
what is about to happen.
Loneliness
A thin child,
timid little boy
with large eyes, looking up
at something imaginary --
his imagination
his salvation.
Forgiveness
No one's fault
the way things happened --
go out that door
and much is there,
but for God's sake,
go out the door.
Wisdom
Bitterness is the end
of thinking --
being open
to a new thought,
this new route to freedom
is continuing education.
The Future
Ah, the welcomeness
of mystery in life,
not knowing what
will yet be known --
alert, listening, watching,
though aging, deaf, blind.