If Ukraine is saved, other huge challenges should also be manageable.
bob cowley poems
Sunday 31 March 2024
Saturday 16 December 2023
Some people like a rather
serious type of religion.
Here's an example of adifferent approach:
CT Scan
it's okay this time
says the main umpire -
keep playing for good teams
and enjoy the games
Tuesday 5 December 2023
"Kid no longer crawling"
says the crossword clue -
some writers are like children,
some poets are like small children -
a different way of seeing things?
Wednesday 11 October 2023
American support for Ukraine is extremely important.
It accounts for a tiny percentage of the US budget.
Various American foreign involvements have not ended well, but that is one of the best ones since the Marshall Plan saved Europe from starvation after world war two.
Hamas is worse than ISIS, and US help for Israel is also critical.
Wednesday 16 August 2023
Saturday 5 August 2023
Saturday 1 July 2023
Sunday 11 June 2023
People in many countries fervently hope that the rule of law continues to prevail in the USA.
Thursday 8 June 2023
Sometimes my readers
help me to understandwhat to write. Thanks.
My recent blog post
about coffee is the
most popular one
since October 2021.
The humor in it must
be a major factor.
Thursday 23 March 2023
Coffee
a brew of writers
much better
than many addictions
for me, a bit like
a medication -
but I'm sane
or I can put on
a good act!
Monday 25 July 2022
It's sad to see the big increase in
mental health troubles lately.
Nature therapy may give a quick
benefit with no side effects.
However, some sufferers might
need a lot more help.
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Monday 4 April 2022
Like some other writers,
I like to be rather incognito.
The photo is of me as a
happy and popular toddler.
Some might say that's still
the main side of me!
I had a very long illness
in very early childhood.
Friday 11 March 2022
Ukraine's President Zelensky is a great example of leadership, courage and decency. His cause is vital to the future of civilization.
Thursday 10 February 2022
Another way?
grandpa was a pastor -moderate, imaginative,
a good man;
can being a bard be
a bit like that
but with more
of the fun parts?
Thursday 3 February 2022
various ways. Some folk
don't understand that. For
example Plato is controversial,
partly because he was very
wary of humour and poetry.
Did you get the joke in the
November blog post about
English? I didn't at first.
Monday 10 January 2022
Tuesday 23 November 2021
English is an odd language.
It has some strange spelling,
some words have two very
different meanings, etc.
In spite of such things, it is
the world's main language.
Is there symbolism in that?
Saturday 30 October 2021
Friday 1 October 2021
some lucky passengers:
an oval,
a corner near
a river,
a median strip
wide, with greenery -
way to go!
Sunday 21 February 2021
Tuesday 29 September 2020
Monday 24 August 2020
Some things are always important.
Journey
she and I
together so long
giving things meaning
by sharing
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Small children and good poets
have a lot of questions.
Beware of those who claim
to know all of the answers.
Friday 5 June 2020
The scenic photos on this blog
are from various countries.
I didn't take them. I hope
you find them enjoyable
and inspiring, as I do.
Saturday 16 May 2020
In these tough times, we need
inspiration from various arts
more than usual.
This might work in some places
(outside, with social distancing):
Poetry reading
bards and triers
a venerable tradition
the audience listens
looking for magic
I'm lucky enough to be living in
a place where the management
of COVID-19 is going very well.
Of course, our ancestors also
faced huge challenges including
wars and plagues.
Saturday 14 March 2020
Other heroes
doctors in pandemics
firefighters in bushfires
whistleblowers in corruption
mothers who manage much
Friday 6 March 2020
most complicated and
mysterious thing
known to science.
Humanity
bring the band
and sing great songs
armies of robots
can't kill poetry
Tuesday 15 October 2019
Monday 5 August 2019
Saturday 15 June 2019
Here's the story:
Not all bad
when a toddler, illness forced
a fearsome confinement -
hours of therapy daily,
no contact with other kids;
the compensation has been
that restriction reluctance
kept me out
of jail and hospital!
Sunday 21 April 2019
Confucius institutes. There's
a lot of postmodernism and
identity politics around. Maybe
more should be taught about
Shakespeare, the ancient Greeks
and Western civilization generally.
What do you think?
Saturday 15 December 2018
which might apply to various
times and places:
Political fog
tread carefully
and know who to follow
horrors may be near
but light should come
Monday 1 October 2018
See like a child,
yet be a useful adult.
Love language.
Seek sagacity.
Enjoy the marvel of creativity.
A newspaper with about 600,000
readers likes that poem of mine.
Saturday 23 December 2017
Hope?
so many adrift, endangered -
can they lift their horizons?
to see something bigger and better,
to help themselves and others
Monday 4 September 2017
Poems favored by the poetry "establishment" would seldom be popular with most folk.
Saturday 12 August 2017
Thursday 10 August 2017
also in "Positive Words".
It's a good magazine!
Campfire yarns
memories and stories flow
as the flames fly;
an ancient way
to grander dreams
Thursday 8 June 2017
Dreams of a poet
will the storms clear
and the warblers sing?
can the love of wisdom
bring the wisdom of love?
Friday 3 March 2017
What could help?
well, said the bard -
I can't stop wars
or build good cities
or clean the air
but perhaps my words
will make your heart sing
Saturday 21 January 2017
very long way in human history.
So does poetry. In every culture,
there was oral poetry before
writing was invented.
Thursday 19 January 2017
Mystery
who can explain life?
don't try too hard
logic should be
a servant of love
Saturday 21 May 2016
Good humor is wonderful. Here are a couple of quotes:
Victor Borge: "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
Anonymous: "Dogs have masters. Cats have staff."
Tuesday 17 May 2016
A few generations ago, there was little or no alternative to coal as a source of fuel for many things. Coal miners worked long hours, got coal dust in their lungs, and died young. Hence this poem:
Coal miner
grandpa's ancestor
seems to say
see my story
and count your choices
Saturday 5 March 2016
Greetings
Do you think that most modern poetry is too obscure and/or gloomy and/or self-absorbed? If so, you might like the poems below.
You may find them a bit offbeat, but that should be okay.
By the way:
(1) Re the first one, I don't mean to imply that one group is better than the other.
(2) The last poem is particularly for those (like me) who are a bit technologically challenged.
Here they are:
Country relatives
parallel worlds
theirs and ours?
crossover sometimes
but only the nimblest
can dance in both
Persistence
forests have paths
and birds still sing
rainbows may be few
but sunshine comes again
Hi-tech
strange new
languages and mysteries;
how to blend
old dreams with new?