recent observations, november.
holding our breath.
Beeswax melting in an old double-boiler.
A brass candlestick casting a shadow on a freshly painted windowsill.
Cemetery leaves gone umber, ochre, claret.
Scarves pulled from closets,
twisted around chilly necks,
shoved into coat sleeves.
A desk chair spun around to face the afternoon sun,
sinking too low on the horizon, too soon.
Pleas for the playground after dark.
Lucky socks, darned.
Bake sales with hot apple cider.
Hope pinned on a ballot box.
A city holding its collective breath.
If you’re in New York City, polls close at 9 pm. Find your polling place. Every vote matters.
"Let City Hall, with our compassion, our conviction and our clarity, be the light that our city and our nation so desperately need," Zohran Mamdani
Congratulations NYC!!
Congratulations! A new era for NYC!