Bob Varettoni
@bvar.bsky.social
Dad, writer; loves poetry, photography, music, art, and the Mets; Notre Dame alum; career in Public Relations - NYC & NJ - https://linktr.ee/bvar
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
A world full of woe.
When the band begins to play,
We dance anyway.
Today’s #mondaymorninghaiku📝 (48) is inspired by the music of @tmondecajun — they inspired a #poetry book, and yesterday, I read my contribution, “Vanishing Garden.” That poem is posted at varettoni.blogspot.com/2025/11/publ...
When the band begins to play,
We dance anyway.
Today’s #mondaymorninghaiku📝 (48) is inspired by the music of @tmondecajun — they inspired a #poetry book, and yesterday, I read my contribution, “Vanishing Garden.” That poem is posted at varettoni.blogspot.com/2025/11/publ...
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A world full of woe.
When the band begins to play,
We dance anyway.
Today’s #mondaymorninghaiku📝 (48) is inspired by the music of @tmondecajun — they inspired a #poetry book, and yesterday, I read my contribution, “Vanishing Garden.” That poem is posted at varettoni.blogspot.com/2025/11/publ...
When the band begins to play,
We dance anyway.
Today’s #mondaymorninghaiku📝 (48) is inspired by the music of @tmondecajun — they inspired a #poetry book, and yesterday, I read my contribution, “Vanishing Garden.” That poem is posted at varettoni.blogspot.com/2025/11/publ...
Good morning!
Awakened by suburban leaf blowers in time to watch Bugs Bunny read Edgar Allan Poe “for kids” 🙂
Awakened by suburban leaf blowers in time to watch Bugs Bunny read Edgar Allan Poe “for kids” 🙂
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Good morning!
Awakened by suburban leaf blowers in time to watch Bugs Bunny read Edgar Allan Poe “for kids” 🙂
Awakened by suburban leaf blowers in time to watch Bugs Bunny read Edgar Allan Poe “for kids” 🙂
Escher vibes in the stairwell at Carnegie Hall in New York
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Escher vibes in the stairwell at Carnegie Hall in New York
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“Hey, I’m walking here…”
Midnight Cowboy
“I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore…”
The Wizard of Oz
Midnight Cowboy
“I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore…”
The Wizard of Oz
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“Hey, I’m walking here…”
Midnight Cowboy
“I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore…”
The Wizard of Oz
Midnight Cowboy
“I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore…”
The Wizard of Oz
JP Morgan Chase headquarters in New York City… the view last night, and a few years ago.
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
JP Morgan Chase headquarters in New York City… the view last night, and a few years ago.
Times Square in early November
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Times Square in early November
November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Spending the morning watching marathoners smile and cheer as they round the corner and hear the crowd along First Avenue in New York City… and, honestly, it has restored my faith in humanity.
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Spending the morning watching marathoners smile and cheer as they round the corner and hear the crowd along First Avenue in New York City… and, honestly, it has restored my faith in humanity.
October 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Robert J. Varettoni, my Dad, who died 20 years ago this week...
October 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Robert J. Varettoni, my Dad, who died 20 years ago this week...
The NYC skyline, showing off again
October 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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.
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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."
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."
October 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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."
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
October 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Between buses in Weehawken, NJ
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Tables like flowers at tonight‘s Al Smith Foundation dinner at the Waldorf
October 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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
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
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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
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
October 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thank you, Paterson Poetry Festival… check out Poetry Month activities around Paterson NJ at www.wordseedinc.org
October 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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
October 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Images from the newly renovated Waldorf Astoria in New York, no filters