Exercise
Intensify
Before to After
Transformation
Mirror’s wonder
Lift and gain
From puny to big
From Fat to slim
Strength
Muscle Contour
Proportion
Precision
Inspiration
Dumbell and Barbell detail
Competitive Spirit
Focus wanting to win
Victory
Bodybuilding Principle
The Story

I met Chris Dickerson a long time ago when I was a teen
You could see he was built and lean
It was that meeting in coincidence at Former Gimbel’s Department Store
I would often see his pictures in the various Muscle Magazines, and it was Bodybuilding to explore
I watched Mr. Dickerson compete in many Bodybuilding shows
His training was intensity and strategy in one sentence
Mr. Dickerson was David and other the competitors were Goliath
He never felt defeated, but was assured with his own confidence
But victory became his story
Mr. Dickerson won Mr. America and Mr. Olympia
He was David the Conqueror
He was known for having well shaped detailed calves
Every maneuvering muscle stood out
Fans from around the world would give approval shouts
I also met Chris Dickerson again at the Former New York City Mid-City Gym on West 49th Street
That was my honor and treat
However, it was his encouraging words of “BELIEVE AND YOU SHALL ACHIEVE”
I remember those words still today
Bodybuilding was only part of Chris Dickerson’s life
Mr. Dickerson also had talent in Operatic Song
It was the balance of voice along with Bodybuilding
Determination and Challenge always surfaced through Mr. Dickerson’s mind
Pain to Gain
The commitment to the Bodybuilding Game
Mr. Dickerson flew to new Bodybuilding Heights
Soaring like an Eagle to Heaven’s call
He Flexed his last times on Earth
Everlasting is Mr. Dickerson’s enriched new birth
He probably would say, “Thanks for the honor and it was a privilege to my Fans”
Shed no tears
My Soulful Spirit will always be near
Think achievement, but don’t relish on fear
We will meet again
I have now flown into transcend
My journey on Earth has come to an end
“BELIEVE AND YOU WILL REACH CAN”
Transition bound
Heaven is my new sound
A place of peace to roam
Applaud
I am fellowshipping with the Lord.

Truth having on place to be found
Falsehood is the chapter always being bound
Chapters after chapters that are never defined
Yet total conviction that’s never kind
There’s never a reason for truth to sink in
Book of lies that never bends
The Book Of Lies for people to feel like fools
Circumstances that would make anyone drool
You don’t deserve the truth
Think back on the evilness you did in your youth
It was people’s hearts you torn apart
Yet you continued your lies thinking you were clever and smart
Book of Lies was written just for you
It is for you in thinking through
Your constant lies
Come to yourself and compromise
You will find you are the surprise
Lies in turning things around
I don’t want to hear it, and don’t make a sound
Book of Lies that had its own truth
Your lies were of that proof.

Sirens stating a chase
Crime villains pace
Thieves in their getaway car and the Police being seemingly like a race
Sentences that opened the dialog immediately
Words that added uncovered the foggy detail
A fail that will become the trail
Let me begin
The story is already in
The scene being a bank robbery
It was the Interbank Colonial Branch
Because one of the Robber’s was a Security Guard knew the inside of all the Bank’s alarms
Advance was their chance
Hidden cameras all throughout the bank
However, the thieves wore mask
As the thieves departed the bank, the Police were in hot pursue
The thieves swished in their car through the city streets and onto the highway
Speed into Justice
Chase after chase
Soon Justice will be face to face
Suddenly, the Robber’s car went off the cliff in a sharp curve
The Robber’s got just what they deserved
The Police apprehended and arrested the Robber’s
The bank was shocked it was one of their own
Crime doesn’t pay, and the Robber’s should have known.

Will and how
Theories now
Focus on when
Guidance through words
Tolerance and utterance voice
Introduction to Conclusion
Journeying through the open mind
Wonder
Impact
Idealistic
The Audience
Enforcer
Discussion
Book Talk thought

Darkness On
The spirits beyond
Your Soul to depend
Everlasting end
Boo
The sidewalks move
Trick or treat prove
Do you run or stand still?
Scare at will
Mind totally hypnotized
The Moon has no shine
Totally hidden
The night forbidden
It’s a very foggy night
Lurking fright
You wish you could disappear
Fear accelerating near
Possible victim
Halloween vibe
Perhaps jive
It really doesn’t matter
Your teeth are in chatter
Hungry treat
Tricks up the soul’s sleeves
No relieve
Moans turn into yells
Midnight with the ringing of Death bells
Treat or trick
It’s safe to sleep
Your Soul might not be your keep
Eerie in the air
A word of caution in beware
Halloween freedom
The fright has begun
Are you among?

The Earth spins and continues to spin
A wind blows, but there is a change to begin
Whispers try to speak, but the echoes are just too weak
Change is about to come
But living could be next to none
Cracks are starting to form on the Earth
Scientists are predicting it’s a new birth
But the Earth is getting hotter and hotter with destruction being its name
Our understanding has been lame
We constantly miss the bull’s eye having no aim
So what am I supposed to do?
Does anybody even have a clue?
Years of polluting, but the price has become a toll
Evilness has struck, and we are our own foe
But all you can say is “SO”
Yet the Earth is accelerating with time
But have you truly changed and what residue will remain?
No time to think nor plan
The Earth Spirals, and it has become an endless peril.

The message to Louisville and the world
This is my goodbye and remember me with the boxing gloves and technique that I
Remember my mission of why I became a Boxer
Thank you Louisville citizens for your throwing of flowers and name called of Ali as my Hearst drove by
Now I don’t want you to see any tear with a cry
But think on my accomplishment being your daily living try
As my Hearse carrying my body drives by, I want you all to come together and embrace
This cannot be a separation of any race
I expect triumphant beyond defeat
Living is about having character along with endurance extending into total strength
I fought where others said I couldn’t
The boundaries insisted I shouldn’t
But I stood up with a raw of my voice
I let it be known that this was going to be my choice
My rivers are continuing to flow
I want you all to know, I truly love you so
You have been fans and friends
It was from beginning to end
My name has spread throughout the land
Yet I have achieved throughout my life
The Lord called me home, as I will have a new place where my spirit can roam
My legacy will continue to be around
So look up, and you know where I will be found
Farewell from Ali you know, and take care being my loving and inspiring flow.

Years of learning
Thoughts in searching
Reality school of hard knocks
Falling down and getting up
Understanding through superior wisdom
Guidance through the skies
Knowledge makes one wise
The mind on Realize
Going through Trials and Errors phase
Puberty to start
Breaking through weaknesses
Getting stronger and better
Laboring Discipline
Principles become the floor plan
Listening and sometimes tears
Overcoming fears
This is when a Boy becomes a Man
During the hurt
A Boy energizes
A Man emerges
That was me
The world sees

Boy meets girl
His heart begins to swirl
He states his name in being Earl
The woman states her name in being world
They both hold hand in hand
They are the happiest in the land
As the years rolled on
They both went their separate ways in moving along
The romance became sour
It reached that point in being the hour
Love became more of a struggle
The feeling was move like football in a huddle
It was love doesn’t live here anymore
It’s time for both of us to go and explore
Our love being like an switchboard in being put on hole
Two mates were no longer a loving soul.

Need inspiration to get you to write?
Let my encouragement be your journey to excite
A writer and a Poet with creative minds to share
Your emotions for all too bare
Negativity to be thrown out and don’t welcome dare
Determination with desire that will pull you through
Destiny in being stuck to your head like glue
Journey being a destination of any ideas possible
Accomplishment with what you have written
How’s this for an opener, “Trust that was a strong ******, but it was my true strength to live that became a must”
Combination being your own lock with the keys of your mind
Suggestions after suggestions of what was all combined
Confession being your honest heart
Beginning was a place all along being your start
The skies are your inspiration
The writer in you was always the indication
It was a matter in bringing your writing out
Any subject that could be what your wrote about
True words chosen by you
Your ideas that were thought out through
Well it’s time for you to sit down and write
Go the distance as you have been given writing might
Let the sun and moon set the mood with influenced light
Let my legacy be of the present and not of the past
Your desire and will is what will make your writing last.

Don’t settle for the moment
Think on achieve now
Age is only a number, but proves you are ready to take flight
Visualize your expectations
Create preparations
Organize the agenda
Add the concepts
Realize purpose
Analyze and expect results
Experimental test for possible pitfalls
Possibilities
Imagine accomplishment
Assessments
Talent on target
Now Branch Out

One drop becomes a break
When it gets personal it becomes hate
Standards is what the heart creates
Plastic is only a assimilate
The glass being broken promises
Honesty that was always false
Particular setting the course
Glass cracks nothing but lies
But don’t get hypothesized by looking into the eyes
Its phoney hopes and dreams
People are not what they seem
Shattered emotions
Broken glass connected with broken spirit
It is called second class
Broken for sure with an abode
Glass pieces can’t be fixed
The heart can’t do a mend
It’s a clean sweep
The broken separation is what the heart will keep
Breakable glass cut deep

Everything you do move along
Every achievement is a blessing
Every accomplishing came from courage
But add knowledge to the nourish
Talent that you refined in preparation
Think forward
But only for a moment reflect back
Look at your achieving track
Remember your experiences in your efforts
You found your purpose
Like an Ocean, you learned how to reach the surface
The journey being your own
You did it guided by Heaven alone
You proved to yourself to accelerate
Now that is something you should appreciate
Well your efforts became show and tell
At times trial and tribulations you fell
But you got up and managed to move forward
Continue to walk and talk your ability
It seemed hard
But believing made it easier
It all comes down to assurance
Being committed in your endurance
Perhaps encouragement yonder being the influence
Steady on your feet
Moving forward, and now that makes you unique
Competitive you are
Now with that determination, you shall go far
Steady as you are
You are your own star

The wind felt
Catching one off guard
Sometimes refresh
Other times bad and good
The wave backward and forward of trees
The view of the ocean as the waves maneuver
Breezes front and center
Embrace
North to South
East to West
Breezes with their own confess
Outward blow
Some fast and suddenly slow
One never knows
Handy work Heaven
Breezy Point
Breathing in and out
The breeze moving about.

It was a dream I always had
Being the Star and under the spotlight
I always had the rhythm
But it was a gift being talent
I would often practice hour after hour
In between, I would often tire
Regardless of sweat and aches, I refused to expire
Every dance step had to be toned to perfection
On Broadway, it would be the dance moves in reflection
The thought of Broadway being applause from the audience
Once I felt comfortable with my dance steps
It would be time to step out and audition about
A new Broadway Musical was coming out called “DANCE HOUR”
It would be music from JAZZ to R&B DISCO
So I auditioned
When I was called, I danced to many combinations in smooth dazzling ways
Props being my own
After I finished, the Director shouted, “WELCOME TO BROADWAY”
I danced being the star performer having appreciation in my heart being gratitude
Broadway that was meant for me
My talent for all to see
The Great White Way with entertainment that is sure to stay
But it was Maurice and Gregory Hines that led my way.

Feel the excitement
Hear the joy
Performers are holding steady
Set the stage ready
Up the Overture
Raise the curtain as a background picture
Dramatics can begin
Singing in glory
This is Broadway's story
It was enabled from the Pandemic for so long
Darkness in Broadway row
There was no flow
Broadway will be coming alive
Theatrical survive
Broadway goes have waited patiently
But now Broadway will see it's shine
It was dim for a while
But thunderous momentum of the Great White Way
Broadway Dance
Putting the audience in an amazing trance
Each moving step having its own story to tell
It will be heartfelt
Broadway was once down, but can now get right back up
Truth in the talent
No longer will be silent
Broadway will be alive at last
It's showtime
Applause
Welcome Back Broadway

Cry out
Despair motion
Loud Shout
Healing unfelt
Wall of Jericho closing in
Coldness throb
Seen through the unseen
Probable into parable
Weak and Fainted
Accelerating heart pump
Warranted
Shattered glass
Arrow pierced
Question and Doubt
No quick Fix
The tribulations I feel

Stage spotlight off
Darken Theater
No Image to see
Total Silence
Franco Columbu is no way to be
The Bodybuilding stage has loss another of its own
Franco Columbu has a name that was full blown
His strength our courage to venture
Living life being his adventure
Your posing ability perfection to the core
Your challenging mode in bodybuilding will be remembered in your taking whole
Franco Columbu, you achieved while others wondered
You had a plan that had been created yonder
Being small in Bodybuilding didn’t matter, Franco Columbu  you felt were giant being Goliath
You were used to competing other Bodybuilding Giants
I remembered seeing on ABC-TV in the Strongest Man Competition and you proved there was another side of you beside Bodybuilding, and it was strength
You went every length
Being unstoppable yet able

You were a total sportsman in every sense of the word
The Bodybuilding world is stunned of your passing
But your strength of Character will live in all of us
It’s that pumping iron experience that gives us strength to carry on
Its fan too fan being strong
You are absent from the Bodybuilding stage, but will be close to our hearts
I saw you Franco Columbu as Robin and Arnold being Batman
Conquerers with a destiny to triumphed to center stage
Mission to establish dignity in honor of Bodybuilding
You will be pumping up spiritually
I will remember you on TV in the Mr. Olympia 1975
You shined with greatness and your muscles were tensed
There’s a legacy for us, “Prove in effort until done”
You were an Achiever and Believer
Who says one shouldn’t if one never tried
Excuses is not an never option being your thought
Bodybuilding and Powerlifting work hand in hand and you proved that
It’s a known fact
You will be missed
Wine and grapes will never be the same
But your remembrance in the Bodybuilding game will always remain
As a fan you will never know
But your name Franco Columbu I will never let go
Until we see each again
My eyes look to the Heavens until when.

The past
Living
The life
Old Brownstone
Where life began
My Grandparent
Tenderness love
Total inspiration
Embraced aspirations
My Grandmother would often say, “Follow Heaven and you will reach devoted everlasting”
Grandson, you will be someone memorable all possible
You will see many wonders throughout your living years
Direct approach into preserver
There were tears at times
My learning was all fine
The Old Brownstone had all kinds of memories
Family love and family being family
I always believed in myself
Trustful and honor
My own inner beauty seen beyond reflection
I paid attention
My surface enriched
Holy and mellow
I am that fella
My life unlocked
Through the thorns uncertain
Removing the closed curtain
Detours and off ramps
Back on track
Pure fact
The brownstone showed me the way
I had no reason to go estray
Life is what you make it
Last chance to get it right
The thoughts day and night
Brownstone guidance
Brooklynite vibe
Fulfilled

Bug spray
When you had enough
Raid tough
Say goodbye to bugs
Away with pest thugs
Bugs will no longer try
Bye Bye
Show them find some other place to invade
Your house is not their shade
Raid strong
The bugs will no longer belong
Raid spray and be done
Bugs will no longer be among

Dumb bell to Barbell
Where to start
Creating the shapely body institution
Full length mirror observation
Turning weak muscle into a sensation
Planning in goal, focus, conditioning and transformation
Lift in concentrate
Pain and gain
Muscle tone
No longer weak
Becoming strong to seek
Theory of Nutrition
Eat to feed
Objective in deed
Barrier in passing defeat
Results that come out
Being confident as you move about
Own transformation story
Compliments to except
The journey in knowing you can
Determination to carry on
Achievement with every effort
Act on and still with
Patience throughout
Through the entire workout
Showcase mirror
Feeling proud thereafter
Exercise to transform
You alone
Better you to pursue
It’s all about you.

President Trump and the House of Representatives of the Capitol
Gun Laws need too be strict
There must be a constitution that will make the law stick
Shootings have gone way to long
Schools are for learning where guns don’t belong
Students from everywhere are letting their voices be heard
But there is little utterance in response of words
How many more Deaths that will take place in schools?
Your standpoint seems to be a refuse
This is not a political game
Guns and more guns cannot continue to remain
President Trump and House Of Representatives, please open your mind with understanding, and do what’s right
We are now in a crisis, and it has formed a continuous wounds being a plight
What would it take to get you to understand?
Bullets have no name
It’s a mater of focus and then aim
Safety should be of the most importance and priority
We now live in an uncertain society and it has become a reality
Imagine if this were your Son or Daughter shot in a school, how would you feel?
However, think of this situation in actually becoming for real
You cannot blame President Obama on this
The House of Representatives made guns a hit and miss
President Trump, this problem falls into your lap
Don’t turn your back and the students, teachers and parents get a slap
Teachers, Parents and students shouldn’t have to worry for their lives
But it is about that any given moment
Shootings having no specific announcement
Anguish and disturbed
Dead can’t utter any word
Guns do destroy
They are certainly no toy
But what about other weapons
How much more grief must the world endure
This is cut and dry in being pure
Think hard, but construct documentation that will have meaning
The world has spoken out
It’s time for Washington movement is what the world is protesting about.

Beat down, but still around
My school days
Kicked and punched
All at once
Wounds with scars
Called out many times not my name
Totally lame
Tormented
I was saw as weak
Being easy to defeat
I deserved to be picked on
People’s wishes
I tried to remain strong
I even tried to get along
The bullies weren’t going to have it
I had to fight to survive
It was all in my stride
Reasoning definitely didn’t work
It took all of my Faith to win
Suddenly the bullying came to an end
Overcame
Fulfilled
Destined
I proved unstoppable
Unbreakable
Victory
My story
Defined glory

Affection is all the world needs
Its love sustaining into proceed
Step out from fear
I will to hole you close and near
My voice echoes out into the atmosphere
It’s my true love that wants to start here and continue in preserver
In order for love to start, you must open up
I know you were hurt in the past, and the relationship didn’t last
However this is the time to start love and start fresh
My love is a secrete love and not a mesh
Love can be a splendid thing
Image you and I talking as we ride in a swing
Love is more than just holding hands
It goes far beyond any interlude
Love is caring and not be rude
I ask that you open up and have trust
This is not a demand being a must
Yet it’s open up to a day from yesterday
Your future has become tomorrow
Come out from feeling pity and sorrow
There is hope in tomorrow
As a couple, we have hit the bull’s eye on target
Our love will be like the Stock Market
Having everything to gain and our love that will remain.

From New York City started my cross country ride
Scheduled Ground Transportation that only the Greyhound Bus can provide
My destination was Los Angeles on the West Coast
I was questioned why the bus by most?
I didn’t answer because I didn’t want to boost
But I knew I was definitely travelling to the West Coast
So my journey continued on
This was a vacation in where I would belong
Scenery through the countryside and towns
Now in between Major Cities could be found
All these happenings while I was reclining seat settling down
We were now arriving in another town
We arrived at a place called Evanston, Wyoming at the Starlight Diner
This was our meal stop
I ordered from the Menu that was sitting on top
But when told the Owner/Cook in what I wanted to eat, he stated, “I am all out of Food”
I was very hungry, and my mouth even drooled
The Owner/Cook replied, “Greyhound cleaned me out”
How many Greyhound’s passed through was my shout?
But I certainly wasn’t going to make this a bout
There was a fly around, and the Owner/Cook used a Fly swatter stick, which killed the insect
That swatter had that effect
Meanwhile, the only food that was left was a Burger, but surprised the Diner still had a bun
It was better than nothing being next to none
However, I won’t complain because at least I ate
That Greyhound Bus arrived at my final destination two days later On-time and not late
This was a vacation that had no hesitate.

I might sound to some a weird request
But this is my desire in confess
Instead of putting me in a conventional coffin, just let it be a bus
Now you are probably thinking, is this an absolute must?
But it is really no fuss
Bus passion is always and will continue to be in my heart
It’s my own personal flowchart
It doesn’t have to be a Hound nor Trailways bus, and could even be a School bus
So it can be a bus of any kind
But let the bus be genuine
However, I would be dead, it wouldn’t matter anyway as I could very well be put into a hefty garbage metal can, and I wouldn’t know as the dead tell no tail
Actually, I am only stating for thought
It’s nothing needing to be fought
I don’t expect it too happen
I am certainly not going to push
But that is only an inspired wish
I pretty much have your attention
So was all nothing more than my presentation
But than again, there is no telling what kind of response I will get
I have no regret
One can dream with an imagination
One can also say stating the indication
But this is my moment of my own print streaming
Now please don’t start screaming
My words with a bus coffin in adding to my devoted passion
This concludes our session.

A bus that doesn’t just move on land
But a multi-facet flying bus that can
It started by accident being an experiment
A scientist discovered being a scientific element
It was implanted in the bus
The approaches seemed to be a plus
But somehow the Bus Air was a new invention
It was even demonstrated and discussed at the Bus Convention
The flying bus is called “Bus Air”
An innovation to share
Miles of land and now air
How will airlines feel in competition being compare?
Passenger will now have an option in variety
It’s total activity
It will be land and air
It will be such an enterprising advancement
But worth being an investment
So Bus Air has taken flight
I see dollar signs in plain sight
The sun won’t be the only thing shining bright.

Just Imagine
Picture toy scale bus models into sculpture
Multitude of the open highway
Toy buses made into a work of Art
The bus showcase start
Placement and Arrangement
Aligned into a design
The creativity totally defined
Toy buses of all kinds
The concept genuine
Bus Collection into Art Sensation
The thought in what can be made
Who would have ever thought toy buses sculpture into Art?
All the detail and formation choice
Different approach from everybody else
Bus Art with the view out
Art enchanted

Dream of buses
The mold of craftsmanship
Honor in the bus name
Destination striving from the heart
Tomorrow’s open road calling
The sun has risen in a new day
Suddenly a bus glistens for all too see
Vintage bus appears
A Bus Pioneer shares his bus storytelling soul
The day he drove and the experience he felt
The dream became a reality
Buses of the past were relived in the present
You never know what bus will pass by
You simply wave and embrace
You think to yourself, “Thank you for showing me the Bus way”
Bus recognition making its mark
Bus collectors are the start
Being the target with precision
Buses seem to know the bus collector’s heart
Remembrance, reflect, imagine and be amazed
Bus Collector’s understanding
Sustaining
A bus collector’s dream come true
You’re the bus truth
Buses are all around you and in you
Pursue with a mission
Stand strong in your commitment
Your involvement is proven
Echoes upon echoes chanting, “Don’t ever let go, Don’t ever let go, Don’t ever let go”
Step aboard the bus, and be inspired
Don’t tire nor expire
This is your moment in time
Buses dream perhaps
Endless road into the mainstream of buses

Dynamic and fantastic
Subjective
Buses having their own statistics
No domino black and white dots
A game of bus theory organizing a thinking slot
Cleverness and logic
Sounds like chess
It’s all domino reaction with a chain transaction
Inspiring project
Domino road
Bus philosophy to understand
Diagonal, Across and variations
Thinking on target
Perfection
Paying attention
Moving strategy
How will you make your bus game move?
Do you have what it takes to prove?
Domino. Uses testing your mind
Thinking carefully before you make your move
Just don’t hesitate
Bus dominos watching
Every move
Precise
Bus domino effect
Ready set your move

Distance no option
Destination to capture
Image in a picture
Wheels maneuvering the roads
Welcome aboard and behold
Routes through various highways
It all started during the Stagecoach days
Rocky roads then to highways now
Drivers educated in being engineering wise
Total endurance in energize
Safety of importance is the otherwise
The bus design that captures the mind
The seating arrangement all combined
It’s the comfort the minute you recline back
The specifications all add up to the fact
Restful night sleep
But try not to snooze deep
That request is hard to keep
The bus motor’s zoom
They sound like a beginning musical tune
The engine’s functioning on pitch
The Driver in control at the switch
Nonetheless, Grassroots with buses on thought
I have many scale buses that I brought
But now buses start your engines
Journey into travel
The start being noble
Let your sunrise fill the day into sundown
Buses in my soul can be found

Distance in an instant
Reflect and recline back
Rail and Airlines can get a fund
But Buses are left out not being among
Buses have been moving America more than you know
But you seem you just want to let go
Buses support communities and I am not talking about cities
Passengers depend on the bus because Rail and Airlines don’t go direct
So buses do have and add to the travel effect
Buses support highways I daily travel
So how noble
Now buses are the only magic carpet being destination direct
Again, buses do have that effect
Buses are more than just wheels that roll
It’s the pride and honor in Motor Coach Driving Engineers who take hold
Safety being the number one priority
So bus travel dependability being a reality
Long before trains and air, buses were the backbone roads that started in encouraging people to travel by bus
It’s not a fuss it was a plus
As the parade of buses embark upon Washington, DC, it is a message to keep motor coaches striving
As the buses honk their horns in your city, it is all about Unity
“Buses Move America”
I hope the message will move into you Senator’s heart, and think twice that buses should be funded as well
The results are strongly depended at the Nation’s Capitol
Please sign the Motor Coach Bill
Don’t let buses be a road ****
So Senators, please make it your will
Without buses and drivers, bus companies will be non-existent
Think on the time of your Greyhound and Trailways ride
Think on the scenery you encountered as America passed by
It was a memorable travel experience
Now take that experience and let Motor Coaches Continue to Move America into tomorrow
Please don’t let it be sorrow
All it takes is a sign
I hope you will consider and be kind
Now buses deserve all the recognition and that would be fine.

Bold and Beautiful
Vintage still youthful
Distinct from Front to Back
Specifications to detail giving the facts
It’s move and maneuver
Nothing particular
Simply a bus
A People Moving time machine
Past to present
Representation
One can always remember
Step aboard and enter
Through the many dreams as one slumbers
The thought of the mighty bus
Its enriched history being a must
It’s the bus in all of us
Fascination adding to the plus
Turning on the engine
The power of the exhaust
The transmissions being the force
The manufacturer approved of course of course
The bus like no other
Many will follow being another
Buses to always remember
History will always be on the move
Buses are simply smooth
Vintage is the evidence of prove
The bus has become the forget me not
Don’t be surprised if it passes your block.

It was June 6, 2015
This was a bus trip that convened
As I go along, you will see what I mean
It was the Metropolitan New York Bus Association Event
From New York City to Pennsylvania we went
We stopped in Lebanon, PA for a bus pulse stop
Timing couldn’t have been just right as seeing the buses kept our hearts functioning tops
Later, it was journey on to the Museum of Bus Transportation and the Spring Fling
However being a bus enthusiast was a good thing
There were all kinds of bus models for sure
Yet, there was plenty to explore
Viewed the Silver Eagle Continental Trailways, Golden Eagle also of Continental trailways, MC6 Motorhome Supercruiser and much more
Let the exploration go on
After that, we moved to the Annex, which was a drive away
There was a lot with more buses to see
There was the MC8 Peter Pan bus, MC9 Bonanza Bus Lines and who could forget a Capitol Trailways Buick car that travelled from Pottsville, Pinegrove and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Before buses hit the road, they started as a car in buses begin
Things started to change from when
Yet stagecoaches were put to an end
The only thing about that, your **** got sore and the pain you just couldn’t ignore
Being a bus nut s we hobbyist are called
We are the bus industry preservationist, and the buses we stand for all
Now I added 2 new buses to my large vast models collection
Buses are more than just over the road, they captured my heart in their behold
This is my own personal vibe being never told
I am being honest and bold
Buses have been my passion since the years of my birth
They will remain with me until my death on this Earth
Bus models have changed over the years
This is why I still preserver
Buses from past have become my memory that shall last
Museum’s capturing buses in still, but being determined has become my will.

WHAT IS ALL THE FUSS?
IT’S ONLY A BUS
BUT WE DO HAVE DESIGN
ANOTHER BUS SAID, THAT’S FINE
BUT THE OTHER SAID, IT’S HAS EVERYTHING COMBINED
DOES ANYBODY SERVE ON THE BUS WINE AND DINE?
WELL NO
THEN YOU ARE A BUS THAT MUST GO
BUT WAIT, I BELONG TO A LARGE BUS LINE
IT’S NOT JUST ANY BUS LINE, ITS TOP CLASS NUMBER ONE LINE
SO WHAT’S THE NAME, GREYHOUND
BUT THE OTHER BUS SAID, IT BELONGS TO THE SECOND LARGEST BUS LINE
SO WHAT’S THAT NAME, PETER PAN
SO WE WERE A TEAM
AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT IT WOULD SEEM
NOW I AM NOT TRYING TO BE MEAN
REMEMBER, GREYHOUND AND PETER PAN DID A PARTNER DEPART
YET WE BOTH ARE A BUS
WE ARE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER
BUT WE ARE VINTAGE AND THERE WILL BE NO ANOTHER
BUT WE ATTRACT ON THE OPEN ROAD WITH A BEHOLD
SO LET’S BE BUS FRIENDS UNTIL THE END
BECAUSE WE ARE BUSES, WE CAN
STEERING WHEELS TO TIRES
HEADLIGHTS TO ENGINE
BUSES TO BUSES OFFERING AMAZEMENT TO BUS FANS, AND EXTENDS THROUGHOUT THE LAND.

Have a seat, we need to talk
Some say buses have no friends
That might sound like a pretend
Am I really serious?
Why yes
Buses capture a multitude of hearts
That is just the start
Transit buses are the ones that pick up and drop off passenger’s curbside
It’s the convenience they provide
It’s more than just the ride
Motorcoach buses are the ones where you recline back and observe
Relaxing moment, but embracing in comfort
Buses are people movers
It doesn’t matter the force of bus exhaust gets in your throat
It’s reality, but it is a funny joke
Imagine chasing a bus and you actually miss the bus
Everyday routine, but life itself
Buses travel the highways regardless transit or motorcoach as they are the off ramps arriving at various locations whether it be curbside or a terminal
Yet, buses start the daily conversation aboard, and the passengers get to know one another
But at the same time, you get the bus itself
A time riding and you are now both passenger and bus friend
You get the feeling of welcome aboard
Do you still think buses have no friends?
Think vintage, a bus time back
See, you can’t even keep track
Buses have numerous friends pass, current and into the future
You could be one of them, and don’t realize it
The question was asked, and buses are in the hearts
Buses bring people together
For example, in the old Greyhound Bus TV Commercials, there was a point to “Get in Touch with America”
Passenger’s get in touch with America to places they serve
It’s the buses whereabouts and history behind
Buses are simply genuine

You told me personally on facebook to stop posting bus pictures
This is strictly for you
Everything I will be saying for you to pursue
But whatever happened to understanding
What’s wrong with knowing about a bus?
Bus Nuts are enthusiasts it surrounds us
So why all the negative fuss
Knowledge and education all get a plus
If you don’t like what you see than just flee
We are Bus Nuts and we hold the key
Misery loves company
But I will not be your guest
In fact, you don’t get respect being an unwelcomed pest
I certainly will not be at your request
I am a bus nut and it’s the multitude more than me
You lack personality and all can see
Just because you never had the opportunity to get your bus ride on
I suggest that you just move along
2016 is negativity has no place
Your negative comment has been erased
Let the bus exhaust be the force
Let your lack of understanding take a new course
As a bus nut I will continue to be
Bus pictures will continue for all to see
A Beatle’s song “Let it be”
So the facebook person who told me more bus post
It’s really up to us bus nuts folks
You actually have no vote
You are only wasting your own time
Buses are here to stay
Go read a book and just astray
Maybe just maybe you might be ok
Life is how you live it
Strive in what participation that you give
The bus has departed
You are left all alone.

Connecting and transferring roads
Destination signs bold
Flag stops
Suburbs into Downtown
Commuters all around can be found
Rolling wheels
Acceleration
Speed and distance
Extending miles
Crossroads transportation
No hesitation
Bus plus
No fuss
Through the Day, Evening and nights
Headlights in plain sight
Arrive
Strive
Commuters accounted for
Routine galore
Confident always assured
Forever
Can
Bus Lines mind
A true find

Round and Round we go
This story might be a bus you know
It involves an amusement park
But let me narrate to give you the start
It was when I was young visiting Coney Island
There were rides galore
But what caught my attention was a bus for sure
There were many vehicles, but it was that one Volkswagen Bus
It was that bus I wanted to ride being an absolute must
Since I am bus lover
I had to ride that multi Vehicle Merry Go Round
As I stepped in, for me it was an adventure to begin
So I was at the steering wheel
I had to get that driver feel
Yet, every time some kid wanted to control
I had firm and was plain bold
That bus was my sheer delight
In fact, it was total excite
I was smiling like a bright light
Buses have always been my passion
But that specific vehicles go round I was never forget
I am thinking with no regret
However, it was the bus that captured my heart
The vision being a bus
My enjoyment having no fuss
It was simply that Volkswagen bus
It’s a passion I said, and the bus wheeling being remembered
A bus a bus, but there are many bus fans, and this is the illustration of us.

It was a trip on Greyhound with destination being Minneapolis, Minnesota
Well that is one ordah
Now I am travelling during a winter snowstorm
I am sure you know how that feels like
But I will keep it simple and polite
However, this trip is not going to be any different than any other winter trip
But I don’t have any tip
But I am on Greyhound and I am in the smack of a snowstorm
This is winter and the norm
But we are on Highway 88, and the road is blinding
You can barely see in the front, and don’t even think about looking back
It was bad just like that
The Greyhound Driver carefully maneuvers the bus, but we become stuck that involves cars, trucks, and us
Now the bus wasn’t a must
But I am on a Greyhound bus but can’t fuss
However, when the Greyhound Driver announced we can’t move anymore, boy did some of the passengers cuss
But the snow steadily coming down along with ice since we were in the middle of a snowstorm
Conditions and attitudes apply
We were stuck with no movement
Snowstorm having no improvement
Highway 88 became a wait
I won’t travel like this again will be another date
I will be arriving a couple days late
Well we have been on this Greyhound bus for two days
This bus became our hotel stay
The third day arrived, and we were finally on our way
After all, Greyhound’s slogan does say, “Leave The Driving to Us”
Passengers can cuss and fuss
But that was my accord that involved us.

Enthusiast are who we are
Our interest in buses beyond compare
We have lots of information you wish to share
It’s those crafted wheels
The whole structure being ideal
It’s the steering wheel in the feel
Comfort in luxury in the engineering bus
Being a busnut is our expression in being a must
To some non-bus interest groups want to know what is all the fuss?
It’s a matter in buses being a hobby
In my case, it was the racing bus hound in how it made the bus get around
State to state in anywhere bound
But it was the electronic advertising moving eyes
School buses that were my first surprise
This is what made me realize
It was a school bus in my hand
Later it was bus preservation being chosen as the caravan
I became a busnut for sure
I encourage others to look into and explore
Buses are not moving vehicles that you just ignore
There is so much more
Observe and you too will see
But this will be between you and me
Buses are more than just people movers
They have a place history as shape and engineering change
There are so many different structures in memory remain
On-time with a destined mind
The value of schedules that is combine
Catch the bus being a must
Travel on a highway bus and you to will see what is all the fuss
Perhaps one day you will be a busnut that will be part of us.

It has been an amazing Bus Nut Year
We all have travelled on various buses together, and that is something to cheer
It was miles over the roads
It was bus designs in behold
The bus pictures that were never really told
Yet it was the shifting of the gears and we were bold
Now 2016 is about to close
But this is a triumph being a suppose
Let 2017 being our year as Bus Nuts to shine
Continued being inspired, but keep that in mine
Thank you for the friendship in what Bus Nuts that are meant to be
We showed the world that buses they need to see
We are Bus Nuts united
We are committed where others say no
We are the voice and we say so
Together in unity
Holiday time is about caring and giving of one’s self
We are Bus Nuts being not like everybody else
Happy New Year along with prosperous 2017
We travelled the road with more to explore
As a Bus Nut, this inspiration I just couldn’t ignore
We conquered and we saw
Let 2017 continue to be our year to soar
As Bus Nuts we know
Buses are more than just for show
A motto for Bus Nuts to think by, “A road isn’t a road until a bus comes down that proud road, but a place in our hearts of look and behold”.

So what is the interest in a bus?
Why do I emphasize being fuss?
Bus inspiration becoming a reality
It became a lifetime hobby responsively
It started when I was a tot
It wasn’t like it or not
The passing of a bus and exhaust the plus
Buses simply caught my eye
Even today, people still wonder why
It wasn’t just the ride
It wasn’t the comfort that buses provide
Being a tot, it wasn’t a place to hide
It was the structural design and wonder
Perhaps not necessarily in that order
It was total buses throughout
If you are not a bus fan, you don’t know what I am talking about
Buses must be in one’s heart
That’s where I got my actual start
Mine bus interest was the impact in seeing the Greyhound
That’s my enjoyment was found
This is my reason to believe
Now I am so relieved
Buses found me, and my commitment is what you see.

Picture the scene with no highway cars nor traffic
This race is definitely specific
A highway that stretches far
Those Drivers cannot be thinking going to a bar
It’s a race involving Greyhound, Trailways and Coach USA
Notice I didn’t mention Peter Pan
This race they are not in demand
What bus company do you think would win?
Who would be the champion at the end?
Even though the Greyhound Dog is known for speed
Nonetheless, let’s proceed
Greyhound is Challenger A, Trailways is challenger B and Coach USA is challenger C
So let the race begin
The three bus companies are all set
Does anyone care to wager a bet?
This is as good as its going to get
The bus companies are off
Down Interstate 95, Greyhound takes the lead
But hold on, Trailways takes the stead
You would have thought the highway was a track
But there is no fact
Coach USA is mad and decides to speed up
But from the look of things, the Coach USA Driver looks fed up
Coach USA is now in the lead
But only for a short moment
Greyhound swiftly takes the lead
The bus companies are ever inching towards the finish line
Who will win?
How about that, it turns out to be a tie
Yet Greyhound, Trailways and Coach USA are all quality bus companies
But the race proves, it takes skills to drive a bus, and being masterful in safety all being a plus.

Journey through the open road
Observation of buses passing by
Winding wheels
How the bus turns around curves
Engineering and structure drawing attention
The entire bus model makeup I had to mention
The past bus life being exhaust smoke in the throat and face
The remembrance I can’t erase
Buses modern of today having a different approach
The size and shapes
Today’s bus standards as they are bigger than any apes
They have their own enterprise
I had to emphasize
Structures Wider and Bigger for comfort
Eye on Long Distance Road adventure travel
Marvel the Bus
It was designed for appreciation so we must make a fuss
There are features added to the modern buses of today offering nothing but pluses
Bus Relaxation being only one must
Now that the bus secret is out
This Bus Writer is rolling along
So Long

The man, Donald Coffin who educated me in the legacy of buses
My story being wheels and the open road
An inspired man who enlightened me in bus tails like no story ever told
Mr. Coffin’s idea of buses was listen and behold
Dad as I often called him
I listened carefully as Dad told me the theory of what makes a bus
It was the conversation in email of two being us
It was Dad’s knowledge from wisdom
My mentor with years of experience within this kingdom
The many stories of the road hound
The running dog who has travelled around
But Dad Coffin knew the in and outs of a bus
But then again, buses were his passion and that was a must
Yet, it was his encouragement to all to be involved and that describes us
Today Dad is not feeling well
To hear this it makes my heart swell
I have two busses that I bought from Mr. Coffin’s collection
This is my pride with buses on display for viewer’s education
Dad get well really soon
You taught me a lot and I have a memory tune
“Donald Coffin a man with knowledge of buses beyond, but being a mentor in making busses fun”.

The thought of a bus
The ride and comfort
The force of exhaust
Run and chase
Exhaust blown in your face
Wheels maneuvering over the open road
A solid glance of behold
Journeying transit or motor coach
You take the vote
The Driver at the wheel
Road safety for real
The Bus Stop
Destination granted
If there was no bus, there wouldn’t be movement
Buses come and go
That’s the way it is you know
Buses in vintage saw
All one can say is galore
Bus Theory
The concept is ride
What travel provides

It was a departure that could be from any city
There would be a thought with oh what a pity
Yet a destination that could be anywhere
But on this particular bus trip there is no arrival
It seems a there was a murderer on the Hound bus
A Moon that hung high in the clear night
Cruising on the highway despite
The only light on the highway was the bus Headlights
While the passengers were all asleep
One passenger was awake thinking deep
The murderer suddenly makes his move with everything to prove
Immediately, a Passenger was strangled to death being unable to breath, and any sounds
All this was happening while the others passengers were in a deep sleep and there was no thought of sheep
Suddenly, a passenger noticed the strangled passenger wasn’t moving nor breathing
One of the passengers alerted the Hound Bus Driver
The Driver pulled the bus to the side
However, the murderer was trying to look incident
Suspicion aboard
Oh Lord
The Bus Driver signaled the authorities
This was going to an investigation being top priority
Everyone aboard the bus was questioned
Yet the Murderer being the Strangler was still in the presence
But the investigation was heating up
The investigation was getting closer to the source
The Police quickly moved in being the force
There were all kinds of alibis of course
But the investigation continued on, and was intensed being strong
Everyone became a suspect to look upon
But there was a break in the case, and the strangler was pointed out
The surprise being a shout
The strangler had killed his wife two days ago prior
But the Strangler’s time had expired
He was on the Hound bus attempting to make his escape
But why escape on a bus, and you commited a crime again
The Strangler performed on can
Justice arrived with jail time in the Strangler commiting a sin.

Name it, it happened
Trip to Jim Thorpe, PA
Started out late
No appreciate
Stuck in traffic
Finally arrived on the NJ Turnpike
Bus made a rest stop thereafter
Two bus passengers didn’t return, and the tour escort had to look for
No galore
Two passengers returned
After we read for a while on the NJ Turnpike
Finally connected to the PA Turnpike
We thought
Had to wait before continuing on the PA Turnpike as there was a parade of cars and buses were commemorating a memorial Sept. 11, 2001 Attack
Since we couldn’t proceed on the PA Turnpike for a moment, we stopped at a McDonald’s just to use the bathroom

We had a restroom aboard our bus as well
Some of the passengers made a fuss
We were now maneuvering over the PA Turnpike, but will we catch up on time from the delay
After we rode for several miles, the Driver turned off thinking we had arrived at the destined route point
We were way off, and the Driver asked directions and was told we had 50 more miles to go
As we got closer, we got stuck in a Funeral possession and had to ride all the way to the Cemetery

We were way behind schedule
We were very late to the restaurant and arriving at 1:00 pm and we were supposed to be there by 12:00pm
Lunch was rushed, and we had to eat in a half an hour
That was the quickest lunch I ever had
It probably would have been better to serve us toast and butter
We were supposed to have an hour lunch, but time restraints
We were given free time to explore Jim Thorpe, PA on our own for 20 minutes
We had two events to attend
One was the train ride what was supposed to be at 1:00, but turned into 3:00 pm, and took an hour
Were scheduled to tour the mansion at 4:00 pm and that is the time they close, but was alerted in advance and we were accommodated for the tour
That ended at 6:00 pm

After touring the mansion, we headed for the bus to return home
Three people didn’t return, and the escort had to find
At least the escort was kind
Soon they returned
Homeward bound
I thought
The bus was riding for a while then suddenly the bus had mechanical problems
The PA System stopped working and mechanical at the same time
Brakes locked and wouldn’t unlock
There we were in the dark stuck on the PA Turnpike
Coach USA was alerted since that’s what our bus was
We waited for three hours for another Coach USA relief bus to arrive
Our relief bus had arrived
We had to get off our bus and maneuver to the relief one in our same assigned seats
It wasn’t organized nor neat
Passengers were cussing at one another

Moving with ease
Jim Thorpe, PA was in the Poconos which is a 2 Hour trip normally
Took us 7 hours to get to New York City and before we got to the city we had to drop off passengers in Rego Park, NY which was one of the pick up points then it was New York City
Arrived in New York City at 12:30 am
At Penn Station to take the LIRR home and had to wait for the 2:00 am and arrived home 3:00 am Sunday morning
Arrived from Hell bound throughout.