Bill Bauer | Bill Bauer Poetry

The Graduation of John J

(Kansas City, 1961) From that first morning in the [...]

The Graduation of John JBill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:29+00:00

Leaving home young was the boy’s beginning The four [...]

The Refusal To Live A Lesser LifeBill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:28+00:00

(Pacific Golden Plover) On a green landscaped stretch overlooking [...]

The Mythology Of RaptorsBill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:28+00:00

These little ones of no labels drift from end lines [...]

The World N.O.SBill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:28+00:00

I don’t envy you your mortal enemies – coaches, scoutmasters, [...]

To A Boy Walking His Bike UphillBill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:28+00:00

The treadmill measures pulse, calories, speed and time The CD [...]

WALKING IN AMERICABill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:27+00:00

The noise it makes crackles through pine needles, startles the [...]

A Tree Branch FallsBill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:27+00:00

....ricocheted off the mountains at noon hour through the brick [...]

A Straight WindBill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:27+00:00

Only night knows well the darkness unknown in a [...]

AfterlightBill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:27+00:00

Eyes closing beneath palms and plumerias, I assure myself those [...]

Afternoon Nap by An OceanBill Bauer2026-01-31T00:08:26+00:00