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WSR Poetry Corner: ‘Missed Chance’

January 14, 2023 | 1:41 PM - Updated on January 15, 2023 | 1:46 AM
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86th & Broadway station. Photographs by Mildred Alpern.

“Missed Chance”
By Mildred Alpern

We’re all going somewhere
And maybe our paths will cross
And maybe we’ll notice the other
And nod a quick how do
Cause maybe we knew each other
Another time and place
And maybe we forged a bond
No other could replace

But events stepped in surprising
And knocked the pin right out
We lost the other in a crowd
Of faces swirling about
And if in our hurry en route
In window blur of train
We recognize a former friend
Is tomorrow a chance again?

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David
David
21 days ago

Terif! We need more word pictures. Please include more poems.

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Christine Chronis
Christine Chronis
20 days ago

Very nice.

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Elisabeth Jakab
Elisabeth Jakab
19 days ago

Thank you. Very evocative. Do more.

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