A hand is not four fingers and a thumb. Nor is it palm and knuckles， not ligaments or the fat's yellow pillow， not tendons， star of the wristbone，...
This evening， I sat by an open window and read till the light was gone and the book was no more than a part of the darkness. I could easily have switc...
The West Village by then was changing； before long the rundown brownstones at its farthest edge would have slipped into trendier hands. She lived， imp...
Nothing's certain. Crossing， on this longest day， the low-tide-uncovered isthmus， scrambling up the scree-slope of what at high tide will be again...
A light says why. From all the poor prying. Again we attain a more regal posture——small bird accompanying slips between our whim. Where wi...
Adieu， farewell， earth's bliss； This world uncertain is； Fond are life's lustful joys； Death proves them all but toys； None from his darts can...
Some people find out they are Jews. They can't believe it. They had always hated Jews. As children they had roamed in gangs on winter nights in th...
Your baby grows a tooth， then two， and four， and five， then she wants some meat directly from the bone. It's all over： she'll learn some words...
They have watered the street， It shines in the glare of lamps， Cold， white lamps， And lies Like a slow-moving river， Barred with silver and black. Cab...
When Hades decided he loved this girl he built for her a duplicate of earth， everything the same， down to the meadow， but with a bed added. Everything...