Day: June 14, 2025

some people follow sports teams
it’s a big part of their lives
i’m not one of them
following sports teams has
never had any appeal to me
in a way i wish i could be
a sports fan
it provides a lot of excitement
in one’s life
and there’s always a game
to look forward to watching
with all the suspense and thrills
a harmless and fun addition
to one’s earthly life
perhaps therapeutic too
and something else to do
in a world where boredom
often lurks in a person’s life

bob boyd

in olden times when people were superstitious
they felt the forests were filled with spirits
some benevolent and some malevolent
now most people don’t believe such things
yet despite modernized beliefs
some of the forests hold dangers
as evidenced by the missing 411s
in national park forests where
people disappear and are never found

bob boyd

i remember seeing chimps in movies
always gentle and near human
tamed and fun all the time
in the movies they were in
it was all fun entertainment
until one ripped a woman’s face off
in the month of February 2009
i feel wild animals should
stay in the wild and
never be kept as pets

bob boyd

birds chatter in trees
insects chatter beneath my feet
most I cannot hear
I wonder if any fish besides whales
chatter in the sea
if so
I wonder what they talk about
and if they make small talk
or discuss more profound things
maybe some are telepathic
and read each other’s minds
like dead people are alleged to do
in the infinity beyond this world
and its seas