Alice Patinkin : Writing

Like a Willow

Like a Willow

A Poem by Alice Patinkin


We had a friendshipIt grew like a willowReaching down to touch the grassReaching out to touch the starsIt tickled our nosesAs we sat in the skyAnd we,..
Ghost

Ghost

A Poem by Alice Patinkin


At night I am visitedBy the ghost of beauty's pastOh ghost, won't you let me be?You were my lover, when you were livingBut now your sweet words ring e..
Affectionate Infection

Affectionate Infection

A Poem by Alice Patinkin


Affectionate infectionDeep inside of youWill you realize you're chokingBefore your face turns blue?Such anaffectionate infectionBurrowing deepIt'll st..
Goals

Goals

A Story by Alice Patinkin


Another project from my first year of college.
Oh Hush, my Head!

Oh Hush, my Head!

A Poem by Alice Patinkin


Repetitionis a sin,Though I know not where,Or just how to begin.Nothing is easy,Or so the sparrow told,But I'd like to be youngBefore I get old.My hea..
Lady Pinup

Lady Pinup

A Poem by Alice Patinkin


This lyric is about a man during the 40's/50's (Pinup girl heyday) with a few screws missing/likely very partial to the bottle, singing his ode to a p..
To Wait

To Wait

A Poem by Alice Patinkin


It’s such a nice feeling to wait for youThe silence, like baited breath, or the silence before a stormHangs like a sweet fruit hangs on the vine..
 "Serenade to the Reaper's Blade" - an excerpt from "The Death of Me" (a Rock Opera in progress)

"Serenade to the Reaper's Blade" - an excerpt fro..

A Stage Play by Alice Patinkin


Scene: Evelina walks in the graveyard. She comeshere to escape the eyes of her ever watchful, uptight mother, and to let her thoughts run wild. The ni..
Thank You

Thank You

A Poem by Alice Patinkin


I was lost, drowning in a deep blue seaNever did I know what you were doing for me.You lay me to dry in a vast desert planeAnd alone, I built up my ow..
A Walk

A Walk

A Poem by Alice Patinkin


I think I'll take a walk todayThe sky is blue, the air is cleanAnd if I take a walk todayWill there be new things to see?They say there always will be..