Ruth Sabath Rosenthal is a New York City poet, well published in the U.S. and, also, internationally. In October 2006, her poem “on yet another birthday” was nominated for a Pushcart prize. Ruth has authored a chapbook Facing Home and 5 full-length books: Facing Home and beyond; little, but by no means small; Food: Nature vs Nurture; Gone, but Not Easily Forgotten and Of My Labor.
Ruth’s websites: https://newyorkcitypoet.com and https://bigapplepoet.com and her blog: https://poetrybyruthsabathrosenthal.com
A New Build on an Old Lot
our new house
so like the ones before
utterly still but for
even fiercer currents
of indifference charging
through long corridors
& spiral stairs winding `round &
`round the mausoleum-
like structure
father
mother
sister
me
each still
dead set against
getting anywhere
near one another
even accidentally
Ruth Sabath Rosenthal