NEW YORK: IN SMALL SPACES
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New York City: In Small Spaces is a compilation of poems about life, love, nature, history, disillusionment, and mortality. The prose depicts life experiences in the tarnished yet hallowed city.
Alfred Canecchia
Alfred Joseph Canecchia was born and raised in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. He received his higher education at the City College of New York and New York University. He is retired after working for the NYC Board of Education for thirty-four and a half years. He lives in Riverdale Bronx and Margate Florida with his wife Roberta.
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NEW YORK - Alfred Canecchia
New York City: In Small Spaces.
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mulberrylogo_BW.png18098.png18106.jpg18108.jpgOdes to Life & Love
Erato
Para Mi Amor
Butterfly
Passage
Reality
Illumination
By The Fire
This Room
Eyes Open
Who Could Say?
Cape Cod
Dos Amigos
O Captain, My Captain! (9/11)
They Came
Meant For Me
Angels in Scrubs
Next Time
listen!
Tomorrow
Among the Apple Trees
Children Stay Young
Progeny
Grazie!
Parting
Lady of Liberty
Manhattan
What a Band!
Stopping by the Resort
Palapa 25
The Soul is Dying
If
Montage
Eureka
WoW
You
El Sol
Wild Horses
Someday
Tolerance
Oh Michelangelo!
Two
The Way
U
U
Lucas and Zoe
Jude & Jonathan
Up/Down
Once
Time
Fallen Angel
Desideratum
Charles Street
How Strong
When It’s Real
Toilest
Frost Bitten
Sortilgio
In Return
An Ordinary Day
Musings at Coral Cay
A Life
Banyon
The Lake
Warm Tub
Birdfeed
At the Gym
On the Bench
A Nest
Rain
Anticipating
Except
Imagination
Shooting Star
A Sea Life
Drumpf
In a Nutshell
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In a Nutshell
One Day (Observation)
Historical Poems
Un Conte Ancien
Ab Ova (Paean to Man)
Ode to the American Century
The Trodden Way
Intimations of Mortality
Short Time
Restless
Old Now
One of Us
Together
The Road Taken
Untitled
After
I’ll Be Home
In a World
City for Conquest
Coda
Clingman’s Dome
The Wind Whispers
The Storm
Art
Survive
Irma
Enigma
My Father
Lost
Useless
Only a Dream
Nothing More
Words
Unprepared
D.O.A.
Nonsense
Omega
Life
Sanctuary
A Question?
Late
Ever Changing
One
Here I Stand
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Autumn
Guardians
Promise
Speak to Me
Promises Unkept
In Front of You
A Mirror
Broken Down
Odd Man Out
What Portrait Do I Paint?
Out of Time
At First Glance
Fire & Light
Tell Me
Evil
A Compromise
Comme-ci, Comme-ca
The Death of Me
Alone On Earth
Sometimes
One Day
Living
Above All Else
Too Late
The Tender Warmth
No Bodies
What You Are
Round In Circles
Another Try
A Jumble
Meaningless
Welcome Me
This Corner
Take Me Away
Easter Sunday 2019
A Divided Nation
Have I Been Here Before?
Late Autumn Verses/
Early Winter Rhymes
Our Dying Earth
Still
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Sinned
A Child of God
What Man Searches For
Time is Running Out
What is Life?
Late Autumn Verses
All Things
In Small Spaces
Prose
Mimi Goes to Harlem
Forsaking All
Dreams to Die For
Black Widow
In The Eye of Wilma
Satire
Letter to the Editor
Oak House
Holiday Surprise
Odes to Life & Love
Erato
Like Radine, the star crossed lover
Of antiquity, I invoke you.
Guide my quest through life
To seek consolation in artistic expression
Become my mistress!
When you call, I will follow:
Because you quench my desire,
Satiate my longing, solace my despair.
I finally stand naked, vulnerable, alone;
Yet reborn in my confession,
My revelation, my salvation.
Visit me once more, for the night is falling,
And I am at risk.
Come, sweet Muse, and rescue me.
Lest I spiral down,
Adrift in an ocean of doubt, fear,
Loneliness, regret and heartache.
Erato: My Muse, my mistress.
Inspire me!
Para Mi Amor
Riches were never mine
Only love can I give
Being the sole gift
Equal to what I receive
Rob me of innocence
Take possessions away
After all, there is you.
Butterfly
Like a butterfly
That sheds its cocoon
When the time has come
My heart too
Has taken wings
And now it’s on the run!
Passage
Oh to free our minds of thought
And escape the boundaries
Of consciousness
To navigate the universe.
Like the wombs we came from
Our passage to freedom
Awaits us.
Reality
Who threw out the garbage?
I’ll have the pumpkin pie, please
Then make it up in carnage
Even if I have to freeze
Watch me run out in the nude
How do we ever manage?
Don’t you dare be so rude
Is this all life is? You tease.
Just a brief comic interlude.
Illumination
We are put here
A little dot
In an ocean of sky
To understand the plot
We can only try
We are put here
A little spot
What’s the difference?
So What
We can all fly.
By The Fire
Come sit by the fire
We’ll roast marshmallows,
Gaze at the stars
Talk about dreams
It’s warm and comfortable here.
Come sit by the fire
Look towards tomorrow
The night will open its arms
To embrace us
Come sit by the fire
Next to me.
This Room
This room I have built
Lets in the sunshine
Keeps out the rain
Harbors the joys and the sorrows
Conquers the loneliness and the pain
This room I have built
This room I have built
Enables me to share
The blessings of love
And the hardships to bear
This room I have built
Is my life.
Eyes Open
When I open my eyes
What’s there for me?
A world overwhelming
So hope I must borrow
To keep my soul free
From the elation and despair
The truth and the lies
If I wake tomorrow
The new day will bring
What is meant to be
When I open my eyes
What will I see?
What’s there for me
When I open my eyes?
Who Could Say?
As I walk along my way
I will contemplate the day
That stretches before my eyes
And causes me to realize
Most of what I sought was mine
In that lesson I can find
That life was really not unkind
Just perhaps a camouflage
Appearing like a desert mirage
Of a truth we cannot know
Or a dream that would not show
Where we are and where we’ve been
Who could say this was a sin?
To be blessed, so I pray,
As I walk along my way.
Cape Cod
The horizon melts
Into the sky
While weathered dunes
Stand guard
Holding back
The surging tide
My thoughts wander
In an aimless tumble.
As the restive wind
Caresses my cheek
The ocean’s spray
Washes me
My spirit is revived
And I breathe anew
The cool fresh air
Along the shore
On Nauset Beach.
Dos Amigos
I’m looking forward to seeing you
After such a long time
How do we break the ice
To renew an old friendship?
Offer an awkward embrace,
Perhaps a kiss on the cheek?
Who will begin our conversation,
And what do we say?
Will your smile be as warm
As your heart once was?
I’m looking forward to seeing you
Though still lost
In confusion
I’m looking forward to seeing you
But that’s an illusion.
O Captain, My Captain! (9/11)
A clear blue sky
Pre-Autumn bliss
A perfect morning
To end like this
A plane hits
The North World Trade Tower,
Then the South
Both are gone in an hour
Brave responders
Rush to intervene
So many will die
In this horrible scene
How to bear such carnage done?
Of all these souls
I knew but one
I mourn them all
This is my town
I mourn a friend
FDNY Captain Patrick Brown.
They Came
They came in numbers
To recover the dead
Fragments of bones
Bits of flesh
Was what they found
Instead.
Thousands were lost
At the scene
For them
Rescue and recovery
Was their dream.
They dug through the rubble
Hours on end
Looking for a husband,
A wife or a friend.
They came in numbers
In spite of the toxic air
It was a living hell
But everyday
They were there.
The first responders
Were on the job
The day the towers
Fell.
Meant For Me
I stood on a mountain
And looked at the sea
What in this life
Is meant just for me?
The turmoil, the strife,
The heartbreak, the loss,
All the roads and bridges
That have to be crossed
To get where I am
But where does it lead
And what is the meaning
If you can’t be freed
From the shackles and bonds
So I keep on going
Around the next bend
Through each day’s journey
That comes to an end
Where I climb a mountain
And look at the sea
Hoping one day I’ll find
What’s in this life
Meant just for me.
Angels in Scrubs
Angels in scrubs
Who treat the ill
Your tender care
Their hearts does fill
With hope and strength
To journey on
Towards good health
And life beyond
You’re always there
To give a smile
Those cheerful words
Will soothe a child
A helpful hand
For those too old
You bring the warmth
That heals the cold
This noble work
In which you shine
Angels in scrubs
You seem divine
So we all stand
To say aloud
Our dedicated nurses,
You make us proud.
Next Time
Next time, not a slave
Next time, to be brave
Next time, have the nerve
Next time, ahead of the curve
Next time, not be frightened
Next time, be enlightened
Next time, no surrender
Next time, raise thunder
Next time, get my way
Next time, hell to pay
Next time, won’t be cruel
Next time, play no fool
Next time, can’t be shaken
Next time, won’t be taken
Next time won’t be sullied
Next time, can’t be bullied
Next time, I’ll be smoking
Next time, shan’t be broken
Next time, not a flop
Next time, reach the top
Next time, I won’t take it
Next time, I will make it
Next time, won’t give in
Next time, I will win.
NEXT TIME!
listen!
time wasted
money invested
gain prevented
loss dissented
sun reflected
love rejected
plant inspected
mole detected
drug injected
role selected
work related
outcome fated
girl molested
boy arrested
blame resisted
pain persisted
law protested
food digested
vermin infested
brakes rusted
system busted
leaders distrusted
war promoted, peace devoted
life disrupted, values corrupted
mankind flustered, God disgusted!
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
When the sun lifts its head
I will roll out of bed
And sing my song
All the birds will sing along
Tomorrow, when I sing my song
Tomorrow
When the road is clear
We will walk without fear or regret
No one can forget the sorrow
Of what used to be
Your little girl needs shoes
And your woman’s got the blues
You work to get that pay
And sweat it every day
But your glory train won’t come
And you have no place to run
There is joy that life can bring
All you’ve got to do is sing
Tomorrow, when the sun lifts its head
I will roll out of bed and sing my song
All the birds will sing along
Tomorrow, when I sing my song.
Among the Apple Trees
Among the apple trees
Carved in the wood
Two hearts entwined
Love is surely understood
Yesterday this tree was bare
And yet I know
That love can grow
Where there is no love at all.
Under the cherry leaves
Some people say
Love lingers on
Then slowly steals away
I say that love never dies
For those who know
That love can grow
Where there is no love at all.
Let a seed fall from your hand
A flower will grow
Let the seeds of your heart find their way
And the world will glow.
Among the apple trees carved in the wood
Two hearts entwined.
Children Stay Young
Children laughing bring the sound of Spring to my ears
Their music and song will last throughout the years
Children stay young to remind the world
That there are still such things
Stay young, stay true
Let those who have destroyed your dreams
Grow old for you.
Children playing bring forgotten tears to my eyes
Their love of all creatures should never die
Children stay young to remind the world
That there are still such things
Stay young, stay true
Let those who have destroyed your dreams
Grow old for you
For when you realize what we have done
Who will be left to forgive us?
Who will be left to forgive us?
Progeny
In an ordinary life
As night follows day
You take in a breath
Then give one away
We are at the mercy
Of ever changing tides
In this bust and boon
Twice my star would rise
Once in late June
Again, September Ides
The truth is in my heart
So I put aside the rest
Like all those I love
I give to you my best.
Grazie!
Thanks for all the good times:
Solving crossword puzzles
Summers at the Jersey shore
Relaxing at home
You and me, nothing more
In wooden chairs at Wave Hill
Greeting the Spring and Fall
Long car rides in the country
Savoring it all
Cooking tasty meals
Guests once in awhile
Witty talk, hearty wine
Simplicity with style.
Thanks for all the good times
Each day we chose to share
Together we both did fine
Have you had a good life dear?
Hope yours was as sweet as mine!
Parting
Parting to me
Is like a flame growing dim
A little bit of life
Is taken from him
Who loves.
Parting can be
Both beautiful and sad
The joy,
Is in the hope of reunion
The sadness,
Is the agony
Of a taste of death.
Lady of Liberty
Her eyes give tired men hope
Her lips desire
Her outstretched arm a beacon
To summon the weary traveler home
The crown upon her head
A radiant star
Pointing toward the heavens
Portends where our destiny lies
Oh Lady of Liberty
Forever dwell
In the hearts of free men
And in those
Yearning to be free.
Manhattan
Towers of iron
That torch the sky
Islands in rivers
Which bridges span
Manhattan!
Where hope is born
Destroyed, and regained.
Soul of cement
Heart of steel
Betrayer of dreams
That tomorrow reveal
Manhattan!
I’ve seen your wanton ways
Felt your tyranny
What carries you through?
Creative determination!
Indomitable,
Manhattan.
What a Band!
The Xavier Blue Night Jazz Band has come to Mexico City
For twenty years they’ve played so grand every tune has been a ditty.
Senor Salvador’s land of birth shines beneath the mid-day sun
He gives the students all they’re worth in knowledge and education.
The Gran Hotel is where we stay located on the plaza
The second largest so they say, only Red Square has more terrazzo.
Viernes:
First morning the bus rolls at ten, the Trauma Hospital we play
Veronica hosts us and then a quick lunch is on its way.
Damas, hombes, in attendance, they fill the auditorium
Doctors, nurses and assistants, everyone is having fun.
Mr. Neuhoff teaches percussion, setting the group in