Poetry

The bravery Of ordinary people Is important To observe And it is constantly Happening Am I aware Randy Roberts January 15, 2025

The day was filled With activity I Ignored I am however Well aware that I must be an Engaged Citizen Care for others Demands my Attention Randy Roberts January 20, 2025

A simple walk Through the park Chatting and holding Your hand I notice how you Tolerate my consistent Stopping to take a Picture Some just the Cool visuals of being In the park The best being a shot of You Randy Roberts January 16, 2025

Autocratic head of state with Lying minions are Destroying so much while Self castrated legislators have Willingly abdicated their Previous powers leaving their Constitutes unrepresented the Anger in the people is Palpable and problematic as the Autocrat and lying minions look for Excuses to be more brutal It’s hard to put the lessons of MLK into action but Look to him and his movement for Strength ways and means and...

Watching my love Dealing with the Particular ways Her body is alive She is dealing with The universal Human experience Of a body that is not Working as it used to But it is her first time At this particular stage It’s also my first time And some days I Am not very good at it And other days I’m quite accomplished She is a dealing with a lot And she continues to be...

She loves me She loves me not She loves me She loves me not She really loves me Lucky me Randy Roberts October 1, 2024

She gingerly slides into the car seat Exhales Eyes closed and says “I’m so tired” We have been walking at the park Temperature hovering just above freezing The wind being what it is here Hard from the north Driving that cold right to the bone She’s been baking all day Working to make treats for family Trying to guide family dealing with A medical diagnosis that our family has Dealt with for 30+ years...

4:13 AM Awakening to the Phone blaring Something about Tornado warning Pants on Shoes on Shirt on TV on It’s clearly Not good Looking outside It’s clearly Not good But it passes And we have Minimal damage To a few trees While neighbors Contend with No power She’s dealing With adrenaline A challenge For her My challenge Is to be calm In the face of Her distress To not be...

My country Has lost it’s Collective Mind Randy Roberts November 6, 2024

Tornados All day long Make for a Weird form of Stress Knowing the Chances are Small But the consequences Are high Incentivizes Me to pay Attention Randy Roberts November 4, 2024