Neighborhoods (circa 1962)

[billy]

hi pound on first look all the &'s stick out, so much so that the poem feels less important. try and instead. the 2 middle &'s could go completely.

On Mr. Shell’s side, the lilies of the valley
& blossoming peonies
My mother deeply loved,

& on Mr. Frank’s side,
Though less friendly there,
The hedgerow shades & their visionary forms.

& when Mr. Frank died
That psychiatrist arrived
Who now, looking back, brought a subtle chill.

But still the summer prisms burned through the mists--- is but needed? a good image
So I’d walk around the block
Down Kedzie street, left,

Down to Michigan Av, before turning north,
Heading eastward to the lake, making friends along the way,
Real or imagined & never being lost!

i enjoyed this much. it doesn't say a lot but there's a warmth in the words. the area description works well.
thanks for the read.