Pelham Parkway
between the winter trees
the child?s breath
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martin gottlieb cohen
Martin Cohen was born in the South Bronx somewhere on Simpson Street, went to a Yeshiva on East Broadway and Canal Street, and then lived in the South of Brooklyn, the South of Long Island, The Southern Tier of Upstate New York, The South of Manhattan, and finally South Jersey in Egg Harbor.
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Atmospheric haiku, and good to see place names in haiku.
I was there between 1957 and 1960 on Wallace Ave. off of Pelham Parkway North three blocks away from the train station and in the opposite direction past the Blind school, and roughly seven blocks away form Hering Avenue. I was not far from the high school I attended, Christopher Columbus. The movie “Marty” was about the neighborhood. Ernest Borgnine a great character actor played, in his first lead role, Marty a butcher who had his shop right on Lydig Avenue. He went on to win an academy award for his performance beating out veteran actors Frank Sinatra and Spencer Tracy, and deservedly so. He gave a beautiful performance and so did the rest of the company. I remember our location was not too far from the famous Bronx Zoo:
this is really pretty and serene. i think i would have chosen to use "a" in "a child's breath," which to me, seems more…mysterious maybe? thank you for visiting my blog and for your compliments!! cheers, y
Atmospheric haiku, and good to see place names in haiku.
As we seem to be getting close to the season, here's a Christmas scene in Pelham Parkway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUNz5VQKJE4
Swedish candle holder
needs no candle
memories of Nanna
old photo
my father as a child
looks past me
Old photo
Looks a smile attracting
Father as the child
Thanks Paul,
I was there between 1957 and 1960 on Wallace Ave. off of Pelham Parkway North three blocks away from the train station and in the opposite direction past the Blind school, and roughly seven blocks away form Hering Avenue. I was not far from the high school I attended, Christopher Columbus. The movie “Marty” was about the neighborhood. Ernest Borgnine a great character actor played, in his first lead role, Marty a butcher who had his shop right on Lydig Avenue. He went on to win an academy award for his performance beating out veteran actors Frank Sinatra and Spencer Tracy, and deservedly so. He gave a beautiful performance and so did the rest of the company. I remember our location was not too far from the famous Bronx Zoo:
Bronx December
the gorilla cage smells
of snow
Pleasure – an instant,
Threads of dream and dreams,
Rigid everyday life
this ku stream has been enlightening, i have never written a ku about places, i guess i shold now,
Hi Martin, thanks for the inspiration.
this is really pretty and serene. i think i would have chosen to use "a" in "a child's breath," which to me, seems more…mysterious maybe? thank you for visiting my blog and for your compliments!! cheers, y
I think you are right. Thanks for the comment.
All the Best,
martin