April New York Poems

On the fifth of April 2024, about 10:23 a.m., we all felt a shake
It wasn’t the midnight train; it wasn’t a jack hammer
It wasn’t children...

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By Moji Agha
(April 20, 2016--Tucson, AZ)

Chomsky's NY Times Swooning

"I swoon on the NY Times Op-Ed page,
every eleven weeks or so,"
said Prof. Noam Chomsky,
in the sufi...

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As the warm April rain slowly falls 
all over this lonely town,
we are feeling lonelier than
the hummingbirds perched on trees,
not happy with the mood we...

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Hum or Sing this to the 
tune of the theme song
of 'Car 54, Where are You?'

         ...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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THIS POEM WRITHED OUT OF THE HEART;
BASED ON A TRUE STORY 
AS PEOPLE OF THAT GREAT CITY
ARE TORN APART..

I AM A NEW YORKER 

I was...

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Still Daylight
In the Dark

The days are gathering…
dust, 
and so am I. 
Not intentionally, 
but metaphorically. 

I longed to have more time. 
I dreamed I could...

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In Pennsylvania, there was snow
But back here in the city,
This Christmas isn’t white, but still,
The glowing sun looks pretty.

So we went out to take a...

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The TV shows
wars and scandal
with big faces 
moving lips
running words
on every wall
while disc jockeys threaten 
bad traffic and weather
through the ceiling.
I slurp my omelet’s florescent...

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The small orioles from Tennessee have
migrated North, their yellow breasts
match the bright daffodils in the grove,
in the meadows, or in the plain's vastness.

It's very late...

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Miracles From A Painting

Somewhere in Malaysia, a blessed Catholic family is witnessing some miraculous happenings…
These wondrous happenings are things unexpected and unforetold, with humble beginnings…

For...

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