In the Still Silken Silence of the Morning, A Prose Poem

Photograph from New York Public Library Collection
“THERE WAS A CHILD WENT FORTH EVERY DAY,
And the first object he looked upon and received with wonder or
     pity or love or dread, that object he became,
And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of
     the day  . . [...]

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Novel Inspiration

This is a picture taken in Brooklyn, New York. It is the only formal picture that I have of  my mother and her siblings as children. I was told that my grandmother was twenty-eight in this picture and pregnant. She is with five of the seven children she had at that time. The two eldest [...]

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Rockefeller Center Tree-lighting Ceremony

Photograph: NYC Tourist.com
http://www.nyctourist.com/xmas_rockcenter1.htm
A Christmas tree!  A Christmas tree!
With dark green needled memories
Of childhood dreams and mysteries
Wrapped present like in front of me.
A Christmas Tree, A Christmas Tree by David Keig
A Christmas tree at home was always fun and appreciated, however modest. Nonetheless, it was the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony that was THE [...]

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Pete’s Tavern

 
Even if you have never been to Pete’s Tavern you probably already know this local Gramercy Park legend. Pete’s is often seen on television, appearing on CNN, VH-1, BBC, Seinfeld, Law and Order, Sex and the City, Fox Cable News and The Food Network. It has been showcased in several motion pictures, including Ragtime, Endless [...]

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Brooklyn: Going Home Again . . .

 
So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world. Brooklyn On-line.
Now that’s love. When was the last time you heard anyone compare Queens to Atlantis.  Brooklyn Bridge Magazine- January 1998 
Brooklyn: Fourth largest city in the world.  Population: 2,465,356.
No matter which home town [...]

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