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Poem Live at The Glass Post

Posted on March 3, 2025 by robert okaji

My poem “Letter to Moorman from Advancement” is live at The Glass Post. I am grateful to editor and founder Kay for taking this piece.

29 thoughts on “Poem Live at The Glass Post”

alisonmcghee on March 3, 2025 at 3:29 pm said:

This is great, Bob. I love “the penises of aging former vegans” and the Dickinson reference at the end.

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- robert okaji on March 3, 2025 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Alison. I may be a tad cynical…
  
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  - alisonmcghee on March 3, 2025 at 4:59 pm said:
    
    Oh, you’re in excellent company. Ha. 🙂
    
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    - robert okaji on March 3, 2025 at 5:02 pm said:
      
      Of that, I have no doubts!
      
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Andrew McDowell on March 3, 2025 at 4:07 pm said:

Congrats, Bob.

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- robert okaji on March 3, 2025 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Andrew!
  
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  - Andrew McDowell on March 4, 2025 at 6:39 am said:
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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VJ on March 3, 2025 at 4:18 pm said:

Well deserving!

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- robert okaji on March 3, 2025 at 4:38 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, VJ!
  
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  - VJ on March 4, 2025 at 7:58 pm said:
    
    Welcome
    
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R. Christopher Hickok on March 3, 2025 at 4:44 pm said:

Amazing! I love it. Poignant, maybe? Yeah. Sigh.

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- robert okaji on March 3, 2025 at 4:53 pm said:
  
  I was not one of those people who fought retirement. I retired early to devote time to writing. A great decision, as far as I’m concerned.
  
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angela1313 on March 3, 2025 at 5:42 pm said:

Your poems always find my soft spots when I think I am finally fully hardened. I loved this so much.

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- robert okaji on March 3, 2025 at 7:49 pm said:
  
  Ah, thank you, Angela. My optimistic cynicism sneaks through. 🙃
  
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Lynne Burnett on March 3, 2025 at 6:52 pm said:

So much to love about this poem – congrats, Bob!

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- robert okaji on March 3, 2025 at 7:50 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Lynne! It was one of those poems that wrote itself.
  
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  - Lynne Burnett on March 3, 2025 at 8:03 pm said:
    
    Those are the best sometimes!
    
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    - robert okaji on March 3, 2025 at 8:24 pm said:
      
      They are! Except I always wonder what’s wrong with them, because they came so easily. Ha.
      
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memadtwo on March 3, 2025 at 7:29 pm said:

The universe blooms daily and so do the ties between oldtime friends. (K)

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- robert okaji on March 3, 2025 at 7:51 pm said:
  
  Those ties do, indeed!
  
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derrickjknight on March 4, 2025 at 5:17 am said:

Well deserved congratulations. A thought-provoking prose poem

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- robert okaji on March 4, 2025 at 4:58 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Derrick. Sometimes my optimism wins out. Sometimes it does not.
  
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swabby429 on March 4, 2025 at 5:51 am said:

This is a meditation of sorts worth pondering over and over again. Thank you for penning it.

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- robert okaji on March 4, 2025 at 5:00 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Jay. I have met some of my retirement goals. There are still others. The question is whether I have time. We’ll see.
  
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  - swabby429 on March 4, 2025 at 7:10 pm said:
    
    The old Jewish blessing, reinterpreted by Spock applies. “Live long and prosper.”
    
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    - robert okaji on March 5, 2025 at 5:17 am said:
      
      One day at a time.
      
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Susi Bocks on March 19, 2025 at 9:03 pm said:

Well done, Robert!

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- robert okaji on March 21, 2025 at 12:37 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Susi!
  
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  - Susi Bocks on March 21, 2025 at 5:14 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome!
    
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