A Thousand Raindrops…by Robert M. Katzman
by Robert M. Katzman © August 28, 2013
Small boy swinging on an old tire
Hanging from a thick branch
Of an old willow tree
Sun is shining, the air cool
A black cloud floats by
Blots out the sun
Cold raindrops start to fall
He’s swinging on a big old tire
He won’t let go
***
The rain pouring on his hair
Running down his face
Jeans plastered to his knees
He keeps swinging in the dark
And he won’t let go
He’ll never let go
***
Teenaged boy
Lying in the back seat
Of a Candy-Apple red Chevy
Clutching the love of his life
Wind starts to howl
The car starts rocking
Fat raindrops splattering
On the windshield
But he won’t let go
***
Windows steam up
Damp clothes scatter
Lightning explodes
On their flushed young faces
But he won’t let go
He’ll never let go
***
Old man standing by
A newly filled grave
The black earth rounded
The others all gone
The cold rain falls on his bare grey head
Drops silently sinking into the grave
Running down his neck
Soaking his shirt
But he won’t let go
***
His mind filled with
Merry-go-rounds of Kodak
Places, children, parties
The slow ride up
The swift ride down
Rain puddles at his feet
He shivers in his overcoat
But he won’t let go
He’ll never let go
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Publishing News!
Bob Katzman’s two new true Chicago books are now for sale, from him!
Vol. One: A Savage Heart and Vol. Two: Fighting Words
Gritty, violent, friendship, classic American entrepreneurship love, death, heartbreak and the real dirt about surviving in a completely corrupt major city under the Chicago Machine. More history and about one man’s life than a person may imagine.
Please visit my new website: https://www.dontgoquietlypress.com
If a person doesn’t want to use PayPaI, I also have a PO Box & I ship anywhere in America.
Send me a money order with your return and contact info.
I will get your books to you within ten days.
Here’s complete information on how to buy my books:
Vol 1: A Savage Heart and Vol. 2: Fighting Words
My books weigh almost 2 pounds each, with about 525 pages each and there are a total together of 79 stories and story/poems.
Robert M. Katzman
Don’t Go Quietly Press
PO Box 44287
Racine, Wis. 53404-9998 (262)752-3333, 8AM–7PM
Books cost $29.95 each, plus shipping
For: (1)$3.95; (2)$5.95; (3)$7.95; (4)$8.95 (5)$9.95;(6) $10.95
(7) $11.95; (8) $12.95; (9)$13.95 (10)$15.95 (15)$19.95
I am also for hire if anyone wants me to read my work and answer questions in the Chicago/Milwaukee area. Schools should call me for quantity discounts for 30 or more books. Also: businesses, bookstores, private organizations or churches and so on.
My Fighting Words Publishing Co. four original books, published between 2004 and 2007 are now out-of-print. I still have some left and will periodically offer them for sale on my new website.