Nyc Odds & Ends

By Regina Alberty

In this second volume of poems, Regina Alberty shares with her readers further glimpses of life in New York City. Most of the poems portray the urban environment in simple words divested of embellishments. Whether observing nature, or the interactions of people in relationships, the poet endeavors to capture the essence of a moment in time. The poet's hope is that her poems may resonate with the readers' experiences thereby facilitating the absorption of their meaning and language.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 3, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499028027

Regina Alberty

Regina Alberty is a poet by avocation and a lawyer by profession. She is a longtime resident of the City of New York. Her poetry speaks of her daily experiences in a constantly changing urban environment. The author acknowledges that the City has been preeminent in the development of her appreciation for those moments when the only thing to do is to record an emotional response to an event that transcends familiarity.

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Rev. date: 05/29/2014

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Contents

Perceiving You

A Face of Many Colors

A Fairy Moon

A Line Extending On

A Remnant of Old Vile

A Vestige of Myself one Night

A Woman

Above all else

Looking for Directions

Figment

All Things Deteriorate

Friends

We Met in June

I Am

Breathing

Behind the Desk

Conflicted

I have a Liking

Dragging Myself

Watching You

Gently, I watch You

A Clear Conscience

Balancing Opposites

One Dimensional

Visibility

Upbeat

Contemplation

Disappearing

Consolation

No Strings

Wishing for More

Inside Outside

Your Trench

Experiencing Silence

The Pressure Mounts

Friendly Approach

Seeking Fulfillment

The Dream

Exhausted

Reflections

Our Romance

Waiting for You

Flying Close to You

St. Valentine’s Day

The Cold Winter

Freedom

Not Anyone

Sand Castles

Out of the Question

Ophion

Judgment Day

Interminable Winter

The Choice

Cold Silence

The Future

Time Passing By

Facing the Truth

Incompleteness

Conga Drums

Missing Parties

Filial Frustration

Summer Rain

Deluge

Waking Up

Unintended Consequences

Coming to Terms

Anniversaries

The Addicts You Saw

Reality’s Demands

Gravity

Summer Fires

Explanation Lacking

Tiny Blue Crabs

Harvest

Waiting for Spring

Weather Conditions

Clearing the Ground

Hawkers

Interruption

Winter’s Last Days

Colors of Summer

Uncertain Presence

Who You Are

Vague to the End

Desiring you with my Eyes

Vacation at Sea

A White Shirt

Repetitive Life

Nothing

Wonderfully Rotund

Still in Love

Sitting by the Window

Alone Together

Amazing

A Woman-Self

Telephone Message

Pink Petals

A Rumor

The Weight of Living

Repositioning Bones

Conversing Friends

The Picnic

A Simple Meal

When Autumn Comes

City Hall Park

Always Within Me

Blown by a Breeze

You

Blue Jay

The Space Between Us

Children at Play

What You Are For

The Portrait

This book is dedicated,

with all my love,

to those of you who complained

the first one was not dedicated to you.

Perceiving You

I heard you

As water dripping

On a silver basin

The crisp tone

Arresting my drift.

I watched you

As a current

Sloshing through

My stirring heart.

I felt you

Conveying love

Wholeheartedly

Blind to the risks.

I listened

While you weaved

Words from the heart

To transform my mind.

I saw you

Quickly walk away

Disappointed

Thinking you had failed

A Face of Many Colors

A face of many colors stared at me

As I walked down the street.

In reds and greens the cheeks shone bright

The nose was yellow, purple the forehead,

The band of neck I saw was navy blue.

A face such as I never saw before

Stared at me with eyes so full of light

That all the colors suddenly combined

To appear as plain as our familiar flesh.

A Fairy Moon

A fairy moon shone up above

When you deserted me.

I gazed at you from my front porch

Until you disappeared.

I thought about your dreamy eyes

My mind full of concern

No doubt there was some witchery

Some magic in the night.

I sat alone in my front porch

Considering my fate

While you were far away from me

Under the whimsy light.

The moon kept shining happily