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January 29: The new Poetical Journal is available. (Special note: the click will take you off the main site, but by doing so you will be able to read the newsletter more easily.)

January 14: Kauai now has its own pages. I have traveled there enough to feel secure in my recommendations for that island. There are three new poems on the first page of which I am very proud. They are as follow: The Dance of Tai Chi #2, The Joy of Poetry, and A Proposal.

December 10: There are three new poems, two that take you back to fall rides and one on the kindle vs. traditional books – Late August Ride, Fall Ride, and The Kindle.


Also, visit my other three sites: journey4healthnow.com, journeyspublishing.com and journeysenterprise.com.


Other Recent Additions


  • November 8: Enjoy new poems, The Roads Traveled, Come Out, and Waiting.
  • Enjoy a scenic vistit to Lakeside, Ohio and the two poem, The Rocker and I Have Waited. There are also recommendations.
  • Three new poems in Series: Potpourri: Lesson from Biking, Driven, and The Day of the Chipmunk.
  • Enjoy the recommendations and pictures regarding Park City, UT.
  • Read a tribute to Lindsay in my Friends and Remembrance section. Wrestling within in the poem, Cauldron.


You can still read his original blog and also view pictures regarding his trip to Europe, cruising the Rhine and Mosel Rivers. (October 09)

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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, and Park City, UT.

My Newest Book: I am pleased to announce that my work appears in recently released books, A Slice from the Apple with the Taste of Poetry.

It is an anthology of poems written by members of the Apple Valley Poets, a very talented group that I helped form almost ten years ago. This book, which contains a wide variety of poetical genres, will appeal to lovers of poetry. The cost is $10 plus shipping. To order, click here. When ordering, please indicate if you want the book signed.

Guest Poets
THESE POETS AND AUTHORS HAVE LINKS TO MY SITE (Clicking on the name will take you to their guest poem and on the listing to their web site.)
Name: Bob Birch
Site: http://www.poetry-nut.com
Name: Robert Lee Joseph
Site: http://www.everywhere.bizland.com
Name: Kristy
Site: http://poetical0.tripod.com
Name: Wendy Wallace
Site: To reach her site, please go to her guest page.
To see the listing of all guest poets click here.

A Bit of Site History

This site originally went online on December 20, 2000. Other than revision of individual pages, the first major home page revision occurred on November 2, 2007. – Bob

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Data: 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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