Matthew Anish Poet Blank verse

People of the Lower East Side

Hasidim, Chinese, Spanish
Many residents of the area 
    fall into these categories
The streets are alive with memories
of pushcarts, peddlers, politics 
The people of the Lower East Side today 
revel in their history 
   You can get a great bialy, great egrolls, or
"arroz con pollo" in the area
Men sit out on benches playing dominoes 
Children run happily under fountains
Scholars study in the House of Sages
When darkness covers the area,
lovers kiss under the streetlamps
As I head to my home on the Lower East Side
I feel touched by the magic 
that has made this area famous

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Lucilla Carrillo October 14, 2012 at 10:35 AM Matthew; The Lower East Side. Nothing wrong with that. I don't know what a bialy is, but I know Aros con pollo. I make it myself and really good. Thanks for sharing this with us. Lucy

Gail Debole July 24, 2012 at 2:43 PM Hi Matthew - A lively energetic poem that is interesting and easy to read! Thank you about educating me about senryu vs. haiku. - Gail

Nette Onclaud July 19, 2012 at 12:09 PM a melting pot of charm, life styles and racial delight... fantastic read, so eclectic,matthew.. i likey!..:) huggs!

Jennifer Spase July 19, 2012 at 11:16 AM beautiful observation of night and day surroundings

Sara Kendrick July 19, 2012 at 9:37 AM Reads like a colorful and lively place to live..I have never lived in a large city so I can only see on TV and read what people have to say about it..Enjoyed reading this morn..Thanks for stopping by...Your presence was uplifting..Sara

Rachel St.Cross July 19, 2012 at 8:31 AM ‡ Sweet, I Used To Be A People Watcher When I Was A Child, Although, I Am Still A Child In The Truth & Sense Of It All, Dear Sweet Mathew * I Love The Pleasant & Endearing Image Thus Brushed Quite Nicely My Friend ... I Was Just Pondering Myself As Amid This World Today That, If I Were To Be Anywhere Within Its Creations & Beholding Its Offerings & Splendours - Shortly While Doing So I Would Realize That It & All Here, Could Only Fill This My Spirits Cup So Much; Longing, To Be In The Highest Heaven With My 'True Love.' *.* Thanks For The Visit & NY Sounds Swell, Luv, Rachel ‡