I’m Standing on a Beach in Southeastern Wisconsin…by Robert M. Katzman
by Robert M. Katzman © September 8, 2017
I’m standing on a beach
In Southeastern Wisconsin
And the waves are rolling in
Rolling in without exception
And each wave is a mirror
A mirror of the thousands
Waves like an invasion
A war upon our beaches
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Each assault against the sand
Churning up a cloud of prisoners
Who are sucked back in the rear
Of those thousands of waves
And the beach is disappearing
And the trees meant to withstand
The wave’s endless hunger
Keep falling at their posts
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Ripped out and torn asunder
Wood all bleached and dying
Leaves still on their branches
Each one never knowing that
This Fall will be their last one
Soon will go the dunes with their
Tall grasses meant to hold them
But those grasses won’t hold them
They can’t protect the beaches
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As those waves keep rolling in
Rolling in without exception
Five million people in Wisconsin
But none of them are here with me
To see their state is disappearing
As I watch the shore being bitten
As if by blind insatiable creatures
Whose appetite will never
Never be satisfied
My God, what is happening?
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I’m standing on a beach
In Southeastern Wisconsin
And the waves are rolling in
Rolling in without exception
And each wave is a mirror
A mirror of the thousands
Waves like an invasion
A war upon our beaches
We–can’t–win
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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
Shipping by air to most of Europe, due to the weight of my books is $99.00
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. My hour-long story reading at WGTD 91.1 NPR Kenosha, Wis is now a podcast. The interview and story can be heard here:
Speaking of Our Words June 30th, 2017 With special guest star and featured writer Bob Katzman. Bob reads his memoir, “Audrey, Pink Bunny Slippers, Her Cat and the God’s Eye”. Your comments are welcome, below, and please tell others I can be found here as a writer.
I can also be hired as a speaker for organizations, etc, both here and in Europe. Seeking an agent.robertmkatzman@gmail.com Poet & Storyteller for hire for organizations, schools or private events www.DifferentSlants.com to view recent and older examples of my work
Preview YouTube video Speaking of Our Words June 30th, 2017
