Roberta Poems - Poems about Roberta

...And still his death haunts webbed wide world post American Civil War Preface: On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, "Our American Cousin," Presiden......

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...#A GIFT...AN UPLIFT! A GLORIOUS SHIFT OCCURS WHEN HAVING BEEN PRIVY TO AN OUTSTANDING SINGER! THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOUR HEART FEELS A GLOW... BECAUSE A SINGER HAS MOVED YOU SO... "A SINGER H......

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...We came from the beginning, shrouded mists of time and space, And in this vast and northern clime each found our sacred place. We were our country’s pioneers, the people of the land, We lit the fl......

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...Roberta had no place to turn She felt she was boxed into a corner Her spells would not work against him He had too much power over her Let him go! Richie her familiar said He has never been an......

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...Ford's Theater, April 15th, 1865... Petersen House, Washington, D.C. I admit to own a passion for the Civil War in general, and the life and death of the sixteenth president in particular bet......

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...This Christmas, a memory surfaced of two aunts from my childhood. One aunt taught me acceptance and approval; the other aunt taught me forgiveness and how to '......

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...Growing up, I had one maternal and several paternal aunts. There was one paternal great aunt who did not have a permanent residence of her own. All the aunts lived within a 50 mile radius of u......

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...“Physics asserts that there are four fundamental forces: electro-magnetism, gravity, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. These gentlemen have made a compelling argument for the existence of a fif......

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...I hear the lovely dirge called Autumn Leaves. It echoes back and forth in my obfuscated mind, Part full of grief, part an ineffectual endeavour To understand why, why bliss must follow heartache. ......

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... Roberta lived on this earth for so many years! Was a great mother, wife, and grandmother, too. A long and fulfilling life with joy, completion and no fears. I was a bridesmaid, when ......

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...We kiss, but it’s only in my dreams and when we meet – deep is the night! Then I’m in your embrace, and I’m more awake than I am in the light of day, my dear. We kiss, and we are as one, my......

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...When you came floating on my dream, I saw a butterfly flitter in my garden, and with strands of sunrise splendor you weaved the tapestry of desire to design the lattice of love in me to design ......

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... The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bread Billy Joel and The Grateful Dead Suzi Quatro, Wham! Kate Bush Elton John, Yes, Kiss and Rush Aerosmith, The Brothers Four Dolly Parton, Sandie Shaw ......

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...Evening time Evening time. Softness. Laughter of child sound. Creak of backyard swing through the open windows. Bird song heard Through the softening caressing light Slanted through dust mot......

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...I can only tell you part of my Aunt Roberta’s story. I heard my cousin Cathy say She’s an angel gone to glory. She was a friend to all, a Mother to many Of enemies in her life I don’t think ......

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