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January 2002

Spotlight: New York City

Roof Perspective
by Carly Sachs

Touring Italy Through New York City
by Kenny Klein

Take a Bite Out of the Big Apple
by Catherine Skrzypinski

Touring New York City Free
by Jodi Jill

New York City: a photojournal
by Michael Goldberg

 

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January 2002—Spotlight: New York City

Roof Perspective
by Carly Sachs

Morning

 

 

 

Afternoon

I think one day I will name the buildings,
come to know their lines, their music.
From here I will be the first to recognize the clouds,
call out their shapes.

Night

The sky around the Empire State Building
is the color of black boards clouded over,
too much chalk. There are too many windows,
too many peoples' lives to walk into.
Counting the starts is simple math—
I get eight using two hands. I know the moon
is out tonight, but I can't see beyond brick, building
fences.
This is my yard, flat-stomached roof with tiny pockets
of puddles, the hum of cooling systems and sirens.
Ghosts of concrete sit in the shadows,
ask me to rub their shoulders.
One building over a man is falling asleep with his
television.


Other poems by Carly Sachs:

A Poem That's Not About Eating

Thanksgiving in Ponte Vedra, Spotlight Love on the Road, February 2002

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