Poems and Short Stories of Marvin R. Mednick

These poems and short stories vary in both size and content. Most are memories of my growing up in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. The poem Woodridge is among my favorites. I came from Brooklyn my father to gleamThe house of Pagoda a baby would scream.Although sustaining less laughter than tearsYouth in Woodridge were still the best years.Another poem Twins I wrote for my friend.They came into the world like a FoxTwins so a like like shoes in the boxclock tick tocks.He is my friend the watchdog of my fury guardian of the pastShelly I see sorrow ecstasy of the soul deck to the mastforever to last. The short story Liza Taube is about a man beloved by everyone in my hometown.Louis `Liza' Taube was born kicking and fighting in the small town where he would spend his entire life.Like my brother Joel he was an innocent child lost in the body of an adult.