SteveB : Writing

For My Daughter As She Leaves For College

For My Daughter As She Leaves For College

A Poem by SteveB


FOR MY DAUGHTER AS SHE LEAVES FOR COLLEGE When first I held you, still wet from the holy waters o..
The Old Neighborhood After Sandy

The Old Neighborhood After Sandy

A Poem by SteveB


THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER SANDY Like the sea at ebb tide I am drawn back from whence I came, to t..
On Seeing the 1911 Census of IReland

On Seeing the 1911 Census of IReland

A Poem by SteveB


ON SEEING THE 1911 CENSUS OF IRELAND The name that first comes to view is not my grandfather’s but yours, the granduncle dead decades befor..
First Generation

First Generation

A Poem by SteveB


FIRST GENERATION We are the children of exiles raised in the land of our fathers’ dreams but call..
Child of the Movies

Child of the Movies

A Poem by SteveB


Child of the Movies We learned of manhood from the movies we boys who’s father’s died too youn..
Kindergarten Commandos

Kindergarten Commandos

A Poem by SteveB


KINDERGARTEN COMMANDOS Kindergarten commandos in the year of ‘65 we played out father’s youth ..
The Last Summer of Willie Mays

The Last Summer of Willie Mays

A Poem by SteveB


The Last Summer of Willie Mays It was the last summer of Willie Mays of comic books and baseball cards, ..
The Exotic in Great Neck

The Exotic in Great Neck

A Poem by SteveB


THE EXOTIC IN GREAT NECK On aubergine satin sheets in a room of secret suburban sin the exotic sighs..
Jazz on a Rainy Night

Jazz on a Rainy Night

A Poem by SteveB


Jazz on a rainy night Driving across the Hudson on a rainy Friday night. Chet Baker on the radio blowing co..

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