Category Archives: Other poetry

Hamlet – Dramatis Personae

Posted on December 2, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark DRAMATIS PERSONAE Here, to help guide you, Is a list of the people Who speak in the play: Hamlet’s the main man. His father, the king, is dead. Uncle Claudius Is now king – and Dad, … Continue reading →

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The shock results are in

Posted on October 8, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

The shock results are in and it is now clear that laziness is ecologically preferable to industry. All this doing is now a misdemeanor under the moral law. For those prone to hard work, try to take this news not … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Spinosaurus

Posted on September 16, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Ode to a Spinosaurus (in honor of Scotland, and with apologies to Rabbie Burns) Huge, freakish, loomin’, petrifying lizard, O what a hunger’s in thy gizzard, What would’st thou give to some evil wizard To teleport me there! From where … Continue reading →

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Easter poem

Posted on April 21, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

The life of the world is alive again, The children are at play, The lilies, the songbirds, all our friends, The joy that rain and sunshine sends, All greet our hearts today. The winter’s cold, but fertile tomb, As dark … Continue reading →

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Passover poem

Posted on April 21, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Somewhere back in the generations of your family, someone ran away: from the guns of an army, from an abusive marriage, from the whips of Pharoah, from a poor town with nothing, from a nameless dread, from the everyday lies … Continue reading →

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Poem: Santa Letter

Posted on December 3, 2012 by bobjanisdillon

Santa Letter   At my age, I seldom hear reindeer in the night. The wise and the wondrous, in search of the Christ child, pass my door by. No crying here. It’s as it should be. My eye swims in … Continue reading →

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