Sunday, November 24, 2013

NYC


Yellow leaves on subway steps
smoke from diesel buses
sparkle in the night street pave
traffic barriers over the ripped out
sidewalk in the Bowery
glance of Puerto Rican eyes
the scruffy black man blowing his ancient brass horn
 in front of St. Timothy’s,
hat sprinkled with coins,
 endless endless taxi horns
 walking Fourth Avenue in the Village,
 beat book racks in front of Strand's
 cold wind and wrapper races
“ to this middle ground we wake
 heaven or hell ours to make”
 the pretty Asian girl
    turning the corner
        onto Bleecker Street –

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