Love and Power
by Robert Funderburk
The power of a rhino
In full charge
The power of Clydesdales
Pulling a barge
The love of a mother
For her newborn child
Remains steadfast
When he’s teenage wild
A nuclear bomb
Her first romance
A smoking wasteland
Dreamy at the dance
One to be wished for
The other ominous
All minuscule at
The name of Jesus
About the Poet
Robert Funderburk was born by coal oil lamplight in his home near Liberty, Mississippi, graduated from Louisiana State University in 1965, served as SSgt in USAFR from 1965 – 1971. Writing experience includes seventeen published novels, one a national bestseller; one hundred twenty poems and seven short stories accepted by various literary journals; one Chapbook; 2023 Pushcart Prize nominee. Along with his wife Barbara, Robert lives and writes from the peace of their home on fifty acres of wilderness in Olive Branch, Louisiana.
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