Nagging Silenced

By
Gene Novogrodsky
– May 30, 2011Posted in: Local Writers & Poets, Poetry

So he is dead, and
What remains?

I want him to call,
And to tell me:
“Make wise decisions.
“Do not travel by bike.
“Ask for more money.
“Call your daughters.
“Do not dwell on the past.”

Hectoring, nagging, badgering, always
…Never joy

But I’d take some now,
A little or a lot ….
Whatever would come is now
Never to be
Ever…

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About Gene Novogrodsky

Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky has lived in the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville for 21 years. He is a co-founder of the Narciso Maritinez Cultural Arts Center Writers Forum in San Benito. He says he has rarely been published; he fears rejection! Instead he loves to read his work in Savory Perks, in the Writers forum, and the Valley International Poetry Festival events. What he enjoys most is reading to several friends, or even strangers in small groups. He is married to his friend and companion, Ruth E. Wagner, who is also a poet and craftsperson. He does write letters to both print and online publications and has been a good friend to Writers of the Rio Grande.