Articles by Robert Paul Allen
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The Generator's
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Robert Paul Allen is the father of four and has a home in the woods in Orland, Maine. He works in the medical field and has seen the gamut of human trials and tribulations which inspires much of his poetry.
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Bridge Across the Narrows
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"...he braked to a stop on the new bridge..."
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World's Worst Pool Player
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"...Who else could completely miss the white cue ball with his stick..."
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Last Visit
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"...today, he wills himself to visit..."
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She chances upon him
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"...She corners him by the ice cream freezer..."
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My Namesake
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"... hope, that despite all our misdeeds, all is not lost..."
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Ask Not
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"The news the Soviets had launched Sputnik..."
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Backing Up
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"...He watched a U-tube video which instructed him..."
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Entitled
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"...It’s rumored in time, available women will surface here..."
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Looking Up to Sarah
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"...In college she found a taller world..."
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Ex-Daughter in Law
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"...I miss our chats after your workday..."
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You know you are getting old
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"...you start calling your grandkids by their parents' first names..."
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Old Friends
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"...like missing pieces of a puzzle..."
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Ex-In-Laws
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"...the same people with whom you laughed, hugged, ate dinners, and yes loved are still there..."
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A Sonnet to the First Snowfall
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"...the evergreens glittering in white splendor..."
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The Cabbie
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"...He raced ahead and saw a man struggling..."
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Lake Smoke
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"...Trees on the far shore were invisible..."
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The Bionic Man
() poem unrhymed
"...his heart had gotten lazy..."