Firestone Feinberg : Writing

Here's to the farmer...

Here's to the farmer...

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b”hAug 2013Here's to the farmer who wakes before dawnAnd feeds to his chickens their breakfast of corn --And here's to the cobbler who takes an ..
Stifled by her cloak -- the soul cries

Stifled by her cloak -- the soul cries

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b"h3 Sept 2013Stifled by her cloak -- the soul criesFor relief -- for recognition -- --No one hears her. She trembles inThe cold -- -- winter wind in ..
Disappointment is.  No way to

Disappointment is. No way to

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b"h1 Sept 2013Disappointment is. No way toEscape from it. It's built intoLife as much as any otherFeeling: satisfaction, pleasure,Passion, dispassion,..
Another day this to be given a chance --

Another day this to be given a chance --

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b"h30 aug 2013Another day this to be given a chance --To ride on the carousel -- laugh at the horse --Who lives on a turntable trying to prance --With..
Like two old men Roger and I go for a

Like two old men Roger and I go for a

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b"h28 Aug 2013Like two old men Roger and I go for aWalk pretty much every day at about8:15 a.m. We are good friends. HeAnd his family have lived in th..
It is easy and hard to be yourself for many

It is easy and hard to be yourself for many

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b"h27 Aug 2013It is easy and hard to be yourself for manyReasons. Let's start with the easy ones.First of all you ARE yourself so it comesMost natural..
Well I deleted most or all of the poems that

Well I deleted most or all of the poems that

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b"h27 Aug 2013Well I deleted most or all of the poems thatI wrote in what I call my 'Holden CaulfieldVoice.' I guess I was near the end of a relativel..
The feelings of the farmer

The feelings of the farmer

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b"h27 Aug 2013The feelings of the farmer areNot considered. The blanknessOf the cobbler's face ignored.The baker and the builder areUnimportant. And i..
If you want to say something

If you want to say something

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b"h25 Aug 2013If you want to say somethingAnd you say it in the morning --The sun will listen to every word --Your prayer will not go unheard --And if..
Life itself a mystery

Life itself a mystery

A Poem by Firestone Feinberg


b"h24 august 2013Life itself a mystery --Never to be known --You take it at its ownWord -- you listen carefully --Be what you hear as roaring waveAs o..