Day: June 9, 2026

She went temporarily insane at age 23
after her boyfriend left her for another woman
people saw her talking to trees like a madwoman
but the solace of the trees eventually restored her sanity

Bob Boyd

Another day is passing
the sun is retiring
the moon is waking up
to bath the world in moonlight

Bob Boyd

Birds singing in trees
seem happy and serene.
But look how they scatter
when you approach them
when they’re on the ground.

Despite the fact they are
always singing like carefree
birds, at any moment a hawk
could swoop down and kill
one or more of them.

It’s almost like their singing
is a charade to mask the
fear they have inside.

Perhaps it’s a defense
mechanism to attempt to
ease their constant fears
and their necessary paranoia.

Bob Boyd

It’s 2:40 am, and I’m beginning
to write my daily poems.
For reasons unknown, Ideas
always come into my head.
It’s almost effortless, and it
feels good to create daily.
Sometimes I think how it’s
amazing that I started
writing poems at age 76.
And even more amazing
that I keep writing them.

Bob Boyd

I write poems everyday.
I’ve been writing them
for over 2 years.
It’s like a hunger
I have to feed.
I don’t write poems to
try to publish them.
I just write them for
myself and my mind.
At the least it’s a
great hobby that
also is good for my
mind and my soul.

Bob Boyd