Another Day Here On the Lower East Side

After listening to a Pharaoh Sanders recording I pick up my pen to write an ode I am a published poet as are all of us here on the "soup" The Lower East Side is home to Spanish, Jewish, Chinese with some African Americans thrown in I see people playing dominoes I see children playing in the schoolyard The rain has stopped and I must decide whether to head to the Y for a swim or just do some yoga in my space Writing poetry is not a bad way to pass the time - do you agree friend? No money in it Unless you are lucky enough to win a contest Or are a featured reader at some e reading Last Saturday afternoon I attended the "Nomad's Choir" reading Got up in front of a crowd Read the my verse Today I am relaxing on the fabled LES Just ended a romantic relationship a few days ago There are plenty of "Fish in the Ocean" Not a few of whom live nearby on the LOWER EAST SIDE