Added: May 17, 2008
From: nordicsky
Duration: 3:23
The second of my New York poems inspired by my visit to this wonderful city. New York Poems II (Faces of NYC) I'd heard you were subtle and alluring But nothing prepared me for our first meeting Washington square by the Elmer Homes Bobst Library You wore black silk With translucent pearls of moonlight I felt the warmth of your embrace wash over me. You stood in the park Looking down from your plinth I had always believed that you were a reflection But today, in the warm spring sunshine, you looked Very real and quite sober, not the rum drinking type But, come the night who could tell? Every day you sat by the entrance to Bryant Park subway With your white stick and your biscuit tin I always had a few dollars and some words for you You said, "I can't see you, but you saw me" I described the scene for you; the yellow cabs, The green grass, the towering office blocks And the office workers enjoying lunch in the park. You wanted to show me your treasures, Bequeathed by the millionaires who built this city Treasures not of gold or silver but of paint on canvas A party of school kids sat in awe as your description Brought a Spanish painter's work to life. This was your club, your basement below St. Marks Theatre "Nikko" was drunk and interrupted the readers You said, "Fuck off Nikko, go home" You stood your ground in black mini skirt and leather jacket With anger and sadness in your brown eyes Nikko left Now I knew I would have to read my poetry for you. Sometimes I could see your pain, your misery By night, I encountered you Sleeping on the hard Manhattan pavements Unwashed, unshaved and unloved By day, you searched garbage bins for aluminium tins A life without hope, in need of recycling. These are just some of the facets of your personality Although I only knew you for six days Your joy, sadness, beauty, strength, vitality, and cruelty Captured my imagination With you, I never "just existed" Every moment offered new insights and ideas And I knew that I would have to return to you.
Channel: Travel
Tags: new-york nyc poems poetry
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AhimsaShadow Says:
Jun 13, 2008 - Array