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  The Poetry Society of Virginia: Bob Kelly







Meet Virginia’s Poets

Special from The Poetry Society of Virginia

Bob Kelly lives just off the James River in Newport News. He was drawn to that area by one of the finest shipyards in the country. Now, as a retired shipbuilder, he enjoys writing poetry and prose and taking classes at Christopher Newport University.

HOMECOMING

There she is, her big brown eyes
Offering adoration, acceptance, forgiveness.

She crosses the room seeing only him.
They have been apart too long.

He thinks of their intimate times together,
Days of trust, complete understanding.

She sits in his lap, her soft body
Warming his. Life is complete.

Aauugh! Her breath is terrible.
He must change her dog food.

For information about The Poetry Society of Virginia, go to www.poetrysocietyofvirginia.org, or write to: Poetry Society of Virginia, c/o Stuart Nottingham, 913 DeWolfe Dr., Alexandria, Virginia 22308.

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