Bob Varettoni

Invoking a saint when trying to find a parking space in New York City: “Mother Cabrini, Mother Cabrini, please find a spot for my little machine-y!”

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Double happy birthday to two of the greats, Dylan Thomas and Sylvia Plath.

The Day of the Dead:
Ofrenda for my father
Flush with marigolds

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Robert J. Varettoni, my Dad, who died 20 years ago this week...

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The NYC skyline, showing off again

This was the scene last night in Red Bank NJ, as projectwritenow.org - a great community-based organization that supports and encourages #writers - celebrated its 11th anniversary.

Yesterday, I attended a convening of healthcare leaders sponsored by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation in NYC.
I was grateful to see so many friends there… and inspired by the program. “Unprecedented times” was a theme of the day, and participants issued a call for "radical empathy."

Between buses in Weehawken, NJ

Thank you!

All the stars fell to earth tonight
#NYC

Silent, I seek peace.
Bathed in a heavenly light,
I listen to stones.

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Autumn in New Jersey
#photography

Tables like flowers at tonight‘s Al Smith Foundation dinner at the Waldorf

Not everything dies.
Durable pigments cheat death.
Poetry survives.

Above is a #mondaymorninghaiku📝 (43 in a series) - This past weekend I attended the Paterson (NJ) Poetry Festival, and the second image is a new #poem I read there, with thanks for the support from wordseedinc.org

A better mouse trap
Mitchell P
#art

Welcome to the family, Popcorn
#rescue #cat

Thank you, Paterson Poetry Festival… check out Poetry Month activities around Paterson NJ at www.wordseedinc.org

Images from the newly renovated Waldorf Astoria in New York, no filters

I'll be among the participants in this event Saturday in Paterson NJ - NOTE: Due to the federal shutdown, the event has been moved from the Great Falls NHP to nearby Paterson Museum (2 Market St., with on-site parking). I'm looking forward to representing New Jersey in "Words Around the World"! 🙂

Edgar Allan Poe died mysteriously on this date in 1849. Learn about one of the earliest silent looks at Poe’s life and work in 1909’s “Edgar Allen Poe.” Available on all podcast outlets! #poe #edgarallanpoe #horror #halloween #silentfilm #silents

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A streetlight halo,
The cusp of a super moon,
Saints at a dead end.

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Blood moon over the East River tonight

Bride, groom and bridal party… seen while walking along 42nd Street in New York tonight

A favorite sight in New York last night

Walking back to the bus station. #nyc at night.

Dial-A-Poem, a Very Analog Project of the ’60s, Goes Global

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One engagement ring.
Two hearts committed to love.
Three cheers, my daughter.

Monday morning #haiku (41)

Alone in New York,
hidden by autumn colors.
I waited for you.

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NYC at night, filtered