Ecuador 4 Parts 4 to 6
Eucador 4 # 4-6
a Back home are
b five chickens
c five
d chickens
a & b all lined up
c & d all lined up
d in their coop
a & c all lined up
b & d all lined up
all we cannot call them
a see them
c all is peace
b& d we must have belief in that
all Back home are three cats
b three cats
d one outdoor, two indoor
a& d one outdoor, two indoor
a came i back in another life
in another form
b & c in another form, in another formula
a I would this roamer outdoor cat be
a feline tabby i would-
d watch the lights in the house
all we do not need words nor know them
a it is enough to see
c it is enough to see
b end of part 4
Part 5
a Back home is Alfie
bc Alfie
abc Al fie
all Al fie
our Terrier, a terror of a Terrier, a terrorista of a Terrier
bc barkaphonic Al Phie
abc who threatens Trucks and bigger dogs
all thirty pounds of terror
a We miss him in spite of himself
all himself so full of himself
abc if only we could hear terrier dreams
bc see
abc terrier dreams
bc scent
abc terrier dreams
all and take his nightmares from him
c that make him cry and bite
all cry and bite, cry and bite
end of part 5
Part 6
c This is
bc Wednesday now
ad now Wednesday
d today is a night of quiet
all a night of quiet
time has stopped
d and need not start a gain
b for a short while
bd for a short while
abd a short while
all a short smile
d for at least
a short while
all there are times
best left for
bcd silence
bd silence
b silence
d he manages to say anyhow
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Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
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