cobblestone earth under orange clay bohemian sandals
      shoot dice alley cats hill street cafe pilsner bottles
      moth candle lint dims authentic mortar lead paint
hipster trivial pursuit three squares up up up signal round
      haberdasher portrait eyes project seven gaggle geese
      stoop domestic genders trade patrick henry dive taps
carolina vinegar pulled citizens suds bib edgar poe bones
      farmer’s market on rail tracks world war two medals
      irish reds rosie gold guild timber hearth noir ceramic
east marshall ruck sack excavation pilgrimage eleven blocks
      peacoat knife change oil scheme stocking marmalade
      harpoon suds belly second story phoenix stilt stack tuck
fish bowl wheels
      hitch interstate town to town.

I'm all over this one, Larry...what a great bit of word/image soup.  Forgive me if I'm being stupid, but I did stumble with 'ipa' in the 3rd to last line.  Every other word is evocative and concrete, is this an acronym for something local?

Tim

"soup" is a great word to describe this concoction -- a great image soup [thank you, Tim, for that descriptor].
And thank you, Lawrence, for the poem. 

ld

tim glad this jambalaya tastes good man!  "ipa" is short for india pale ale, but i agree with your observation, that the acronym is a tripping point among evocative language.  thanks for jiving with this scene and voice, i dig it.  lynn always wonderful to hear your comments and perspective, always appreciate it. -lawrence

Yay for 'suds'.  I'm moving this to the Editor's Picks.  I just think it's full-tilt poetic wildness!

Your control of the list is quite effective here. Nicely done.  Wonder if you replace 'interstate' in last line? Mingle comes to mind.

larry

ha tim glad to hear suds gets a positive cheer.  appreciate the pick and cool that this arrangement shook you up a bit!  larry good to hear you comments and might think on that mingle.  very interpersonal vibe with that. -lawrence

This week's pick is by Maggie whois traveling right now and unable to access the net. I'm glad to have the opportunity to move the poem for her. She chose well!

I agree with Lavonne and Maggie, Lg.  Different for you and a really fine piece of art, music indeed!

cheryl

Congrats, Lawrence! Tom

wow.

thank you maggie and thank you lavonne.  this piece feels good.  a true snapshot of richmond alleyways and broadways.  honestly this feels so kick ass, i really appreciate everyone's feedback and positive support.  tom thanks dude!  and cheryl, so happy that the variety in this poem grabs you.  thanks again ladies and gents, have only had one other up here on the front page, and this one feels just as great. 
-lawrence

great front page lawrence, well done!!

k

Mr. Gladeview you are on a roll recently. Your pen has brought much enjoyment to this reader. Congrats on the front page!

kevin and stewart thank you for the killer comments and the positive support.  very encouraging to see that these poems are being so well received! -lawrence

Congratulations Lawrence!

great Front Page pick!  Congrats!

ld

lynn thank you thank you.  appreciate your note. -lawrence

Since I have spent many days recently at MCV looking out over that train that runs north and ran an 8K recently down Broad and back again, hobbled shockoe's cobblestone--someone in my family once lost part of that real estate in a poker game--an IOU on a napkin--I swear I experienced this same night once. I love Poe and so does my daughter.
What a wonderful poem and a great tribute to that city--the cadence, the connections and heritage.