a leafless suburban street,chattering past gas stations
and forgotten hopes, while gray
people slouch in gloveless poverty,
grime-spattered jalopies clattering
through colorless slop.
But some children remember
that on the pine hill, hidden
from the gray houses live yellow
monkeys, screaming cosmic glee
amidst make-believe jungles,
that down the street live rainbows
of tigers,flamingos,and wolves.
–Eric Lehman
Eric Lehman
Eric D. Lehman teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Bridgeport, and is the author of several books, including Bridgeport:
Tales from the Park City; Becoming Tom Thumb: Charles Stratton, P.T. Barnum and the Dawn of American Celebrity; Afoot in Connecticut: Journeys in Natural History; and A History of Connecticut Wine; and ; A history of Connecticut food : a proud tradition of puddings, clambakes and steamed cheeseburgers. You may contact him at elehman@bridgeport.edu.
