Tag Archives: St. Louis

St. Augustine

Posted on January 30, 2012 by stlouisisapoem

It is a rock upon which he built his church and this rock you hear me of brown brick and towers and turrets distinctly Romanesque constructed when church buildings were made to look like Mt. Sinai of the hood afloat … Continue reading →

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The Cathedral of St. Louis

Posted on October 8, 2011 by stlouisisapoem

It faces east, this stadium, this cathedral where Cardinal Nation worships. It faces east not because of Mecca or Jerusalem but because of New York and Philadelphia and Boston and all the other great and original cathedrals where Nations worship. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday in the Rain

Posted on September 24, 2011 by stlouisisapoem

Early morning but still night, thick laden clouds blocking any vestige of first sunrise, and the drops pour on Forest Park. It’s 6:42 a.m., and the rain erases lane dividers on Skinker Boulevard, transforming the street into a river of … Continue reading →

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When Cities Still Dreamed

Posted on September 18, 2011 by stlouisisapoem

Erected in an explosion of growth and opportunity, it was Neo-Gothic optimism announcing itself, if not its host, to the world. Steam and diesel propelled and pushed and pulled millions through its platforms and gates, a paroxysm of humanity eating … Continue reading →

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Brick

Posted on September 3, 2011 by stlouisisapoem

A city lies atop a bed of this stuff; it is everywhere, easily uncovered by scratching the thin layer of top soil. The city was constructed of this stuff, mixed and shaped and kilned in reds and yellows by cheap … Continue reading →

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The Old Post Office

Posted on July 28, 2011 by stlouisisapoem

Streams of hope, desire, poured through these doors, these custom gates of trade, of commerce, officialdom so formal, of love and fire passion so explosive, transmitting dreams and schemes and Grandma’s recipes all for a penny. What we call the … Continue reading →

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She was tall

Posted on July 26, 2011 by stlouisisapoem

No sooner than we started this blog than we ran across a quirky little semi-Cinderella poem we liked by Kirkwood resident Glynn Young, entitled “She was tall” and constructed around the shoe statue that sits in front of the headquarters … Continue reading →

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St. Louis is a Poem

Posted on July 26, 2011 by stlouisisapoem

We’ve lived here for more than 30 years, and the longer we’re here, the more we see the poetry of this place called St. Louis. St. Louis is a poem, a still unfinished poem, a work in process, sometimes even … Continue reading →

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