Pat Is Uncle


         Pat is uncle Pat, great uncle. At seventy he is
         The oldest of his family. No one remembers
         The child he was, except him. Pat Patriarch.

                     One ailanthus tree.
                     There were also oaks, maples,
                     traffic signs, streetlights.

         Pat walked in the factory areas of the Bronx
         Vacant lots, abandoned buildings, deserted streets.
         Fascinated with discarded things. How did
         a picture frame get to Lincoln Avenue?