I Hate Poetry That Rhymes
Posted by Bob Jacobs on May 24th, 2016 in Poetry
I don’t like poetry When words have to rhyme That’s a crime Its more sublime When words don’t have to rhyme When one word sounds like another Hard to tell apart The poet I’d like to smother Have him depart Send him to Walmart Have him slapped by Bogart It doesn’t take talent Or a modicum of brains …
The Tenth Woman
Posted by Bob Jacobs on May 22nd, 2016 in Blog
Throughout my life I have loved nine women. I loved each one a little more than the previous one. And I felt each one loved me a little more than the previous one did. They all had something, actually, many things, in common, especially the ability to love and the ability to laugh. Each one was a slightly better person …