Second story walk-up

Magpie 207

Universal Studios Lot, Instagram by sessepien 

 

 

77th Street & Northern Blvd.

Jackson Heights.

Second floor walk up;

One hundred twenty-five

First of the month:

Mrs. Valverde

        Widow-- just business.

 

 

Last twenty-five cents lost

        in corner milk machine;

no milk to cry over.

 

Ragu spaghetti sauce

     and shells,

Peanut butter and bread

     from nurses residence.

 

 

Charles & Linda

    more impressed with homeless

                  Bums

Than famous sky-scrapers.

 

New baby,

     2nd job;

Astoria General,

     Flatbush General.

 

Shoot pool for beer money.

  "Carpet Baggers" --

"Valley of the Dolls."

 

No Jets, No Sharks nor Officer

      Krumpke.

 

Just life on a shoe string

  in a second story walk-up.

 



Magpie 206; Shell game

Espied
Despite inept
attempt
To hide your Shell Game
Under my hat.

Temptation
Disguised ingénue,
Blowing air kisses.
False allure:

Adieu
Mon petit chou

"Dance me to the end of Love"

Magpie 205

 

Dream, dream to dance
Dance, dance to dream
of love--
la petite mort,
Death, dream of death--
"'tis a consummation
devoutly to be wished."
So dream long;
Love as long as you can,
And play----
Play to the music;
The music of our mortal coil.
"Dance me to the end of Love.

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