Sunday, February 16, 2014

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.
 


Sunday, February 09, 2014

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

Sunday, February 02, 2014

"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.

http://youtu.be/NGorjBVag0I