Poetry
Every Time I Go Home
in memory of Mark Freeland
Every time I go home I know
there are eyes that have never seen you
ears that have never heard your name
Every time I go home I know
street corners cry for you
bar stages weep for your song
Every time i go home I know
the city becomes a little lonelier without you
Every time I go home I know
the poem I gave you may be gone forever
> by Efrayim Fred Levenson
Rose Gold
Rose Gold
and stone Sea Foam glass building Blue
Street poems
hidden concrete pages
too heavy to hold or lift
but clear enough to walk through
and over
without sinking
quick-blinking in the rain.
> by Elizabeth Mariani
Bypass (featuring Cassidy Jasinski)
I do not learn, but still the time does pass.
Pass or fail, we all die in the end, didn’t they tell you?
You still pass out, pass on, it’s so passé.
The only path to immortality is to pass the torch.
We must pass along what we know.
But don’t let time pass you by they repeat,
The passing lane is just a euphemism for those who pass away,
The fools who wait for the storm to pass over.
I do not learn, but I am given no free pass.
Do not pass go, do not collect two-hundred dollars, go directly to the grave.
Your maker will pass judgment upon your soul.
Have I learned what I must know to pass the test?
I did not learn, the time did pass,
But cheaters sometimes pass the class.
> by Josh Smith
How to get your poetry in Artvoice!
In the Margins occasional features poetry by local writers. The poetry editor is Florine Melynk. Submission of no more than five poems and no more than 10 pages in length can be sent by e-mail to florine@starcherone.com or by mail to Florine Melnyk, Poetry Editor, Artvoice, 810 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14202. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope to have manuscripts returned.
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