Another one from the Taco Bell Quarterly rejections file. Admittedly, reading it again and knowing TBQ's voice, this wasn't a great fit, but I still think it's a fun little piece of absurdism that I'd like to share with you. A couple more of these to go before I likely go dark again, unless I start selling a lot of poetry books and y'all demand that I carry on (https://lefthandrob.net is where you can find the links to the goods).

Friends, it's a been a few months and I might be a little rusty on my intro-ad libbing chops, but stick with me into the poem itself. It's fun, and hopefully up to my own standards for Weird. For this is the first in my little series of items, Taco Bell Quarterly Rejections. As mentioned in the pod, if you haven't go check out Taco Bell Quarterly. For poetry, it's a dream publication. If I could sneak in some Taco-Bell related Sci Fi, well that would be just perfect.  There's a Ko-fi link on my lefthandrob.net home page, where you might be reading this, if you want to help support the production of this podcast. And however much I'd like to see those dollars trickle in via ko-fi, I'd much rather you take that hard earned currency and donate it to one of the charities listed on that same site. Because we live in a capitalist society and the work toward justice and equality and maybe even equity requires money to run. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the poem. If you're happy I'm back, let me know with a comment or a tweet. If you wish I'd gone away for good, same.  

This is a fan-favorite (you know who you are, fan) sonnet, inspired by my father's rose garden. DO GOOD: Donate to Social Causes: https://www.lefthandrob.net/p/social-racial-justice-charities.html Poetry Books: Read along with the podcast, get your own copy of the poems (also another great way to support the podcast): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VW4TXV6 Direct Cash Contribution: Support this podcast by buying me a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lefthandrob

DO GOOD: Donate to Social Causes: https://www.lefthandrob.net/p/social-racial-justice-charities.html Poetry Books: Read along with the podcast, get your own copy of the poems (also another great way to support the podcast): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VW4TXV6 Direct Cash Contribution: Support this podcast by buying me a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lefthandrob

Direct Cash Contribution: Support this podcast by buying me a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lefthandrob Poetry Books: Read along with the podcast, get your own copy of the poems (also another great way to support the podcast): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VW4TXV6 DO GOOD: Donate to Social Causes: https://www.lefthandrob.net/p/social-racial-justice-charities.html

Direct Cash Contribution: Support this podcast by buying me a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lefthandrob Poetry Books: Read along with the podcast, get your own copy of the poems (also another great way to support the podcast): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VW4TXV6 DO GOOD: Donate to Social Causes: https://www.lefthandrob.net/p/social-racial-justice-charities.html This week, it's "Something." There wasn't an episode last week because I just wasn't feeling it. But hey, I'm back. The rest: like, share, rate, engage

Support this podcast by buying me a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lefthandrob Read along with the podcast, get your own copy of the poems (also another great way to support the podcast): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VW4TXV6 Donate to Social Causes: Rob's Blog: Donate to Social / Racial Justice Charities (lefthandrob.net) For whatever reason, I did not read this poem at the week of the anniversary of 9/11. I don't remember why. But for you, this year, on the 20th anniversary, is "11."

Support this podcast by buying me a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lefthandrob Read along with the podcast, get your own copy of the poems (also another great way to support the podcast): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VW4TXV6 Donate to Social Causes: Rob's Blog: Donate to Social / Racial Justice Charities (lefthandrob.net) It's not Fall yet, but as of this recording it IS September, so I'm going back into "Stand Right, Walk Left" for this week's piece, "September's Rent." It evokes a feeling from slightly later in the year here in the Northern parts of North America, but hey, listen now and then listen to this episode again while you're out among the changing leaves. Plus, you can tell your friends about the podcast in the interim.

I made the switch from Audacity to Garageband to record this week's episode ,and there's a little reverb in there I didn't catch until I was doing a final QA check on the mp3 file. So, for you dear listener, enjoy this week's episode as if it were coming to you from a 1970's recording studio, because damn they loved reverb back then! This week from Regret & Opportunity is "Focus," a brief work about the transient nature of our existence. Visit https://lefthandrob.net for more episodes, essays, and links to Social Justice Causes. Visit https://www.amazon.com/author/murrayrobertc for my full catalog of books, including all 3 poetry books. They make wonderful gitfts - the recipient will think you're quite erudite, giving poetry. Priced to move, Priced to Love, Priced so that Amazon gets their cut I can still afford to run this podcast. Help me keep making these for you.

With all the new homes under construction in my development, it's hard not to look back through my poetry books and pluck out this little gem to share with you all this week. It's a silly little ode written when I moved into a house I'd bought many years ago, full of optimism as a homeowner after years of renting a place. Hey everyone, this is where I remind you that this podcast can't continue forever without your support! Pick up one of my poetry books, tell a friend about the podcast, the usual rate and review stuff. Links to purchase all my books (poetry and otherwise, if you're so inclined) can be found at my site: https://LefthandRob.net There's also a link there to some Social Justice causes that could use your money to keep doing their good work. To my long-time listeners, thanks for sticking around! For all the new folks, welcome!