All
About Robert
Robert
was born with a birth defect known as spina bifida. A disability that has
not stopped him from achieving success in his life. Robert serves as an
Advocate for the disabled, an on going effort to to better the rights of
all Americans with disabilities. He is an International poet-writer
with well over 900 publications Published worldwide. In 2000,
Robert was nominated as one of the best poets of the 20th Cen.
Just most Resently, he was nominated for the pushcart prize, an
award giving to Outstanding Poets & Writers. Robert is also a Guinness
& Ripley's World Record Holder for the longest non stop wheelie in a
wheelchair, covering a total distance of 6.178 miles. The reason for his
record, was to help raise money for wheelchair ramps throughout the
community. Robert's journey doesn't stop there by any means. In Oct 2006,
Robert was asked to carry the torch for the 2006 Asian games. It is said
that he was the only one chosen out of thousands of other Celebrities
throughout the United States to carry out such an honor. Robert can be
found all over the internet. Contact Any Celebrity & Famous Birthdays,
just to name a few. Those interested in viewing
Mr. Hensel & his record in the 2004 Guinness Book, can get
their hands on it through any public library.
A Poets Story:
"Living
With Spina bifida"
I grew up with a birth
defect known as Spina Bifida, a disability that affects my sense of
balance, causing me to walk with a limp. Not only does it affect the
function of the legs, but it also has an impact on the kidneys, causing
them to deteriorate.
The disability has had its
ups and downs. As a young child, I can remember the way other children
would look at me and stare because of the way that I walked. There were
many times that my schoolmates would laugh at me and call me names simply
because of their lack of understanding of why I was a little different,
especially back in the mid 70s and early 80s. Children then were just
unwilling to take the time to learn why one of their classmates might
walk, speak or seem noticeably different from themselves.
Now that I am an adult, I
have noticed that the stares and names have begun to fade, and judgments
that once were negative have begun to turn toward acceptance. The signing
of the ADA has played a great part in breaking down some of those barriers
that, as a child, left me to fight a war that seemed to have no end. Now I
look beyond what I can't do and focus on what I CAN. I have learned that
limitations open doors that have been closed, showing other ways to meet
our needs. I have always looked at life as a challenge, grasping each
obstacle with open arms.
There is nothing in this
world that comes easy. I must stand tall and look forward, to be ever so
ready for what still lies ahead. People often feel sorry for those who
were born with some type of disability. But their compassion is misplaced.
Yes, I may not be able to run as fast or perform certain tasks, but my
disability gives me a better look at life and all that's around me. I want
to be seen not as a disability but as a person who has, and will continue
to, bloom. So I decided to become an advocate on behalf of disabled
Americans, to fight for our rights that for so long have been ignored. I
feel that it only takes one powerful voice to change the minds of many
nations, and as long as I have a mouth to use and a mind to think I will
continue to work to bring peace upon the disabled community.
"END RACISM"
We
all must bring our Racism
to end.
A
message to all, I long to send.
The
colors of the world, all join as
one.
For
the Lord is our shepherd, and
we as his son.
Christ
made all man in the likes of
him.
So
please let us all, "End Racism".
"PEACE OF MIND"
Carry
me out the ocean, where
my drifting thoughts flow
free.
Guide
them to a far distant land,
that only the mind can see.
There
I shall paint a great portrait,
of what this world should
be.
A
place without seneless wars,
and human poverty.
"The
Poet"
Words flow onto paper like
rain , forming giant rivers of unseen lands.
The very force guides us
along a journey that holds of great adventure.
We are the explorers of the
literary world.
We must find the courage to
write what
others are unable to, with
the greatest of passion.
A poet dreams. and then must
portray his visions upon the page that lies before him.
It is the beauty of all
things that inspires us to communicate in such a way.
A man does not wake up one
day, and
decide to become a poet.
It must live in the very
blood that courses through his veins.
He is the creator of a
world, only he has known.
He is the actor and
director, of all that speaks out through his pen.
He is a man of all men,
Visionary of all visionaries.
What you haven't seen, he
has.
What you can't say, he can.
For he is the poet.
"Beyond
Limitations"
Placing one foot in front of
the other, I've climbed to higher lenghts. Reaching beyond my own
limitations, to show my inner strength. No obstacle to hard for this
warrior to overcome. I'm just a man on a mission to prove, my disability
hasn't won.
"PEACEFUL GROUND"
Cool Morning spit on bladed
grass.
A Thousand silky fingers
tickling toes.
The strong scent of natures
freshly cut hair.
Mans spiritual stamping ground
toward inner peace.
"Nights
Reflect"
Shadow puppets on the wall.
Dark carbon copies of what a
furnished room bares.
Into a black covered mirror,
my world reflects.
Showing me things, only the
night has to offer.
"Message Of Love"
Unveil onto me, the true
message of the heart.
Fill me with it's knowledge,
so I may learn the art.
Supply me with the needed
tools, to create a lasting love.
One, that not even Cupid and
his arrow has ever heard of.
"Winters
Offerings"
Crispy chimes of Autumn,
spread out upon natures floor.
The falling greens of spring
and summer, now taking on a brown like decor.
Bare bodies stand naked,
their bones clanging in the wind.
Hoping to soon be reclothed,
by winters cool new offerings.
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