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Sitting In My Place On the Lower East Side

TV on - outside cars rushing by
    quckly on the 
FDR drive
Another evening on the Lower East Side
   The place radiates nostalgia
My grandparents now in eternity
came here for a better life
I see the murals, the House of Sages
   the Foward building
I read the Hebrew letters
  which say House of Study
Kids playing in schoolyards
   Hasidim with furry hats
People walking dogs
   Spanish people playing dominoes
The mailman comes by
   hopefully bringing
more published poetry
  Day morphs into night
Switch on T.V., meditation CD
   A heavy sense of peace 
descends on me 
   here in thsi most urban of neighborhoods
Fabled LES

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Joe Maverick

Date: 7/23/2013 2:32:00 PM

Must look in on this part of the earth Matthew Sounds very interesting as you describe it..'

Cherie Thomas

Date: 7/8/2013 5:20:00 PM

I love Manhattan....you describe it to a tee...the area never a dull moment. Always something to do or see...definitely the city that never sleeps... And just a beautiful feeling summer x which you capture well....great description. Can really picture it in my head....ty4sharing...Cheriex

Allan Koven

Date: 6/17/2013 4:19:00 PM

Your community in review lends flavor to your poem. It blends the faith of many lives into a beautiful watercolor.

Toquyen Harrell

Date: 6/16/2013 1:38:00 PM

Great one, Matthew. I have not been to New York but would love to visit one of these days. The scene you described is so lovely, relaxing, and quite peaceful. Love it!

Debbie Duncan

Date: 6/15/2013 8:54:00 PM

nicely done, my daughter has went to NY 2times for New Years,her X was puting up the signs in times square, 2009, he put my g-daughter face up there ;}. I've been there a few myself. Are you into genealogy ? I Am.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/14/2013 12:26:00 AM

I can just see you on that busy street. You are a city guy for sure. I always think of you as the New York poet.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 6/13/2013 7:28:00 PM

Hello Matthew, it sounds like a wonderful seat, I am enjoying your poem, and how you will wait for the mailman, on a daily base perhaps. .. Always ~ LINDA

Ilene Bauer

Date: 6/13/2013 1:20:00 PM

i always enjoy your city poems and can totally relate to them. you've painted a very vivid picture here - nice job!