Justin Giarrusso, a composer, recently wrote a choral piece about the five boroughs of New York City titled “Five Boroughs, One City.” Â For the Queens section of the piece, he used a poem I wrote on Citizen of the Month in 2008 as his inspiration.
Yay, Queens!
Flushing Poem
“Last stop! Last stop!â€
Flushing, what a name!
Tiny women talking
Mandarin in the rain
Alone, I walk by
A mural, Chinese art
A cafe, a hooker
A rusty shopping cart
The downpour, the rushing
The garbage in the street
The yearning, the craving
The summer New York heat.
