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journey into poetry,
travel, & vignettes
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New and Recent Site Additions
To visit Bob's Blog.(Sorry a bit dated.).........To email Bob.
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Introductory Offer
Purchase A Respite in Time. ...
Paperback -- $15.00 (Reg. $18.50)
Hardback -- $24.00 (Reg. $26.50)
This 184 page book, released in October, 2012, consists of vignettes, mostly one or two pages in length, that provide thoughtful comments on life. They have appeared in Bob's newsletter over the last ten and a half years. As one reader stated, "It is a book that takes you on a spiritual journey that includes laughter and personal journeys–both physical and metaphysical. You can read it at your leisure, focusing on a vignette that piques your interest at that particular moment." Another said, "A pleasant, fun read." To order, click here.
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April 28: The Poetical Journal takes you to the Big Island and then back to Maui. Enjoy three poems, The Hula; Attending Worship; & A Question? and plenty of video entertainment.
April 22: This page contains more on the Enchanted Isle, Maui. Included are poems, recomendations, and videos–The Maui Swap Meet, Worship at Keawala'i Congregational Church, my first poetical video Primordial, and a stroll along Thompson Road.The five new poems are Worship in Makena; Primordial; Gifts from Mau'i; A Visit with Ali'i; & A Beginning
April 20: This page is chock full of interesting items on Maui including a video of the Chinese New Year celebration and 4th Friday in Kihei; old and new recommendations; gorgeous pictures; and four poems At Peace; Clouds over Maui; Meditation Room; and A Life Perspective.
February 17: My New Year Prayer speaks to my wish for you. Enjoy the short poem, Snowy Day. Then there is a deeper poem, Peace, where art thou?. Finally, another short but personally meaningful poem to me appropriately titled, Brevity.
Also, visit my other four sites: journey4healthnow.com, journeyspublishing.com, authorbob.com, and journeysenterprise.com.
Other Recent Additions
Enjoy the Series: Let Go, Simplicity, and Hellos and Goodbyes.
Enjoy the poems welcoming my first grandchild, Peyton Olivia, into the world. They include Peyton Olivia's Arrival, Nearing the Finish, and Peyton and Grandpa. There are also beautiful fall pictures of the Park City, UT and Ohio areas.
Your Choice speaks to something that happens to many over the years.
You can still read his original blog and also view pictures regarding his trip to Europe, cruising the Rhine and Mosel Rivers. (October 09)
My Travel Recommendations including Poems and Pictures
Locations include The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, Bali, Singapore, Germany, Vancouver, Vancouver Is., New England, Hawaiian Islands, Las Vegas, Key West & Ft. Lauderdale, Hilton Head, Oregon, England, Bermuda, Yellowstone, Washington, DC, Iceland, Grand Junction, CO, Williamsburg, VA, India, Schnormeier Gardens, Alaska, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Arizona (Sedona area), Madison, Indiana, Lake Erie (Port Clinton area and Lakeside), Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Alberta, Park City, UT, Florida Gulf coast, and Danube River cruise (Prague, Czech Republic; Melk, Vienna, Austria; Bratislavia; and Budapest.).
My books and products are purchasable online.
They make great gifts.
My work currently appears in five books. They are offered for sale on line. To order any of the five, click here.
- A Respite in Time (2012) consists of 184 pages of vignettes, most only one or two pages in length. They provide thoughtful comments on life. Humor and narration are used to weave the writer's content. There are also travel vignettes that allow you to explore foreign lands through the written word. Each of the vignettes have appeared in Bob's newsletter over the last ten and a half years. Even if you have read many of them once, they are worth another read. The book makes a perfect gift! Paperback -- $15.00 (Reg. $18.50) & Hardback -- $24.00 (Reg. $26.50) To order, click here.
- Lit Bit (2011) is the most recent. It is a small anthology that includes three of my poems and three of my photographs. The cover photo is also mine. The cost is $10 plus shipping.
- A Slice from the Apple with the Taste of Poetry (2010) is an anthology of poems written by members of the Apple Valley Poets, a very talented group that formed almost eleven years ago. This book contains a wide variety of poetical genres and will appeal to all lovers of poetry. The cost is $10 plus shipping. To order, click here.
- An Oasis in a Cluttered World (2006) is a book that allows you chapter by chapter to immerse yourself in a quiet refuge as you forget the chaos of the world. Through poems, vignettes, and recommendations it beckons you to let go, relax, and savor life’s many riches. The cost is $11 for paperback and $18 for hardcover. To order, click here.
- Wisdom from the Journey (2004) As stated on the cover leaf, “My wish is that this reading journey will provide you with a bit of respite from everyday life, generate a few laughs, cause good feelings about yourself and humanity, encourage introspection, and at certain times twinge your conscience on critical issues and thoughts. Upon reading the last page, I hope you will smile and say, That felt good!" The cost is $10 for paperback and $17 for hardcover. To order, click here.
- The Wanderer: A Poetical Journey (2002) is my first book. You join me on my around the world trip that I took in 2001. The cost is $5.50 for paperback and $14 for hardcover. To order, click here.
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A Bit of Site History
The site originally went online on December 20, 2000. Other than the revision of individual pages, the first major site revision occurred late in 2007.
The statistics are in for 2011. This site had 413,652 hits. Close to 31,000 more than 2010. Poems of Hawaii with 7,090 hits, an increase of 345 over 2010, received the most hits. Again, A Poem to A Graduate/Oregon Trail/A Toast was one of the top two at 3,620 hits. The site had 61,322 visits. As always, I am grateful for each person who chooses to visit these pages.
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