Monday, July 25, 2005

new york

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past alb'ny, the woods'
cool lake - swim, fish, camp and sew
a patch in his jeans
(6-13)





canal hist'ry buff,
rusted erie lock hardware,
flowering ragweed
(2-10)






soho loft vixen -
good life from summer art trade,
yen for open road
(4-10)







metro section t'read, stock page

for th'woods, th'rest t'burn
(12-14)



squeegie people swarm
car at houston street red light -
say "hewston", pay more!
(7-05)






bridal veil falls - its
water whiter than others' -
hits rocks just as hard
(7-05)






yankee stadium
jackhammers beyond left field
october's shattered?
(7-08)





civil war statue
ignored by midtown shoppers
gathers fallen leaves
(12-11)






sundown, east village,

constant noise, too much traffic -
and then, the shofar
(9-14) 





falls customs agent -

wary eye on leaves in pack:

"welcome home, my friend"
(11-14)

 



beneath brooklyn bridge,
immigrants shooting baskets -
fresh fall breeze from sea
(3-10)





neighbor of stonewall:
openly gay's not a crime -
steel-toed boots kick leaves
(12-11)







passionate warriors debate

what const'tutes a foul
(11-14)





turkey, bronx kitchen -

on the wall he sees jesus,

his competition
(11-14)









christmas tree farmer -
truck bed down to pine needles,
lured by soho's wares
(1-12)





n train incident -
somewhere in brooklyn, a man's
vanished at christmas
(4-10)







throgsneck hitchhiker -
snow, baggage tag on worn pack,
going to peru
(9-05)






tonawanda drifts -
snowplow'rs smash into parked cars,
unable to see
(2-10)




drizzle mist frozen

on th'walk - she tries t'get good view

(12-14)




soho chocolate -
farm kid watches passersby,
feeling toes again
(4-10)






like th'ice 't goat island
we float canada 'r th'u.s. -
either way, might crash
(7-05)






central park skater -

as th'snowflake lands in her hair,

she hurries t'catch th'bus
(11-14)







coin off tappan zee -
icy hudson won't want it
st. christopher will
(7-05)






deep b'neath grand central,

he curses th'bitter winter -

disoriented
(11-14)





falls customs agents
dismantling truck's wheel housing -
march sleet ices tires
(2-10)




union gen'ral, in


means less than you think
(11-14)




cursing 'spring forward' -

long island commuter's lost

precious hour of sleep
(11-14)






steps on kerouac,
shuts pickup door against rome's
spring rains - this, his home
(12-11)






on train from quebec,
spring blooms fill hudson valley -
she catches his eye
(6-13)






stranded hiker waits,
at schenectady off ramp
june's songbirds note dawn
(1-10)


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