Tagged: new york city
the dining table
the dining table
for the rest of our
lives, our first and
last, arrived
at sixteen minutes
past four this
afternoon, a
seventy-year-old
danish lady, with
a few wrinkles and
countless stories
tucked into
her sleeves, wrapped
carefully against the
first of december’s
chill, stepping out onto
the curb, in the
arms of gentle robert
.
20211201:2032
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every other block,
every other block,
a fruit stand, a vegetable
stand – we take so much
for granted, strolling down these
city streets, satiated
.
20211120:2137
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on the edge of the
on the edge of the
edge of east village, neighbors
wake up, still dreaming
.
20210927:2120
y
we will always have
we will always have
union square, come rain or shine, or
a wagon of pups
.
20210724:1954
y
you couldn’t help it,
you couldn’t help it,
on purple sage saturday,
coming with a tray
of new plants from union square, as
if your plot were bigger than mine
.
20210421:2200
y
yes, racist rants can
yes, racist rants can
still show up at the market,
an active player
.
20210327:2357
y
in the city that
in the city that
never sleeps, every other john’s
pizzeria is
a stone toss away – let us
meet there and order a slice
.
20210326:2038
y
most will let power
most will let power
go to their heads – whoever
said money is the
root of all evil has not
sat on the board of a co-op
.
20210217:2214
y
a cold winter’s night,
a cold winter’s night,
crossing university
for a bit of warmth
.
20210214:2016
y
our new old neighbors
our new old neighbors
have moved just a little bit
closer – listen to
where the floorboards creak, count the
paces between quietudes
.
20210110:1618
y
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