Today’s word from the Verse of Ages Poetry Prompts is bob. I took liberty with the word and turned it into a proper noun rather than a verb, which I think the prompt was meant to be. Merriam-Webster has seven definitions of the word bob. I did use the word as a verb, too.
Collection of Bobs
As my bobber bobs on the lake
I think of my dad, Bob.
At one time he fished,
On Keuka Lake
When I was small.
There’s been other Bobs, too.
My friend’s dad is a Bob.
He’s a nice elderly man,
Like my dad, Bob.
Bobs seem to have similar traits.
There’s social work Bob, a friend
Of my husband’s,
He goes to Haiti to help.
Bobs seem to collect.
License plates, coins,
Books, and old cars are
Things that Bob collects.
A collection of Bob is precious.
© Draft, Carol Labuzzetta, 2025
National Poetry Month, Day 2, 4/2/2025.
The Apples in My Orchard 