September 2017
I am the author of seven poetry books. I have poems featured in numerous worldwide publications , including Prairie Poetry, The Heron’s Nest, Poems Niederngasse, Newtopia, and Barefoot Review. My hobbies are golf, reading whatever book happens to catch my eye, and gardening. I currently reside in Topeka, Kansas.
all in due time
he sits around most days
mumbles to himself
scrawls crayon stickmen
never stickwomen
sometimes a sun
sometimes a moon
always on plain vanilla paper
uses the red first
then usually the blue
skies are always blue
eats lime green jello
in clear plastic cups
for lunch and sometimes supper
dribbles a little on his shirt
now and again, but his manners
never slip, he doesn’t wipe his mouth
on a single sleeve
it’s not like this place is a prison
although he can’t really escape
at least he has make believe
stickmen and memories
red and blue will never fade
© 2017 Robert McManes
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