Sedrick A. Goldbeck

Bronx, New York

A certified Social Worker born December 10, 1925 in New York, N.Y., retired as a Domestic Foreign Service Officer with the U.S.I.A. in 1980. In August 1991, he graduated from the Smith College School for Social Work with a Master's degree in Social Work. An intense interest in poetry was nurtured by Bernard McMahon at the College of New Rochelle and William Packard at New York University. He is married, has two adult children and became a grandfather this year. He also published a book of poetry, "I sing sonnets & other forms: ..." this year.

In Death There Is Life

And Death in time comes riding up from hell
To tempt or claim those waiting there for him.
All stand in trembling at the Devil's whim --
Perchance to hear the tolling of the bell.
But fate no certainty as time will tell,
May send mixed blessings with the Cherubim --
Bring Death or joyful songs of Seraphim.
In Death there's Life and Life in Death will dwell --
Transitions all ... a change to something new;
Our lives fulfill according to some plan.
Weep not at Death --Rejoice with great elan
To end one life, another life renew;

In gardens sow --where every seed will be
A fresh beginning of new things for thee.

Memories...

Comes soon the dawn to cool the heat
of nights too long embrace
and with the dawn, a soft wet dew
on leaves, a glistening lace.

Comes soon the sun's stiletto beam --
sharp -- a cutting edge
steals your eye, and love slips in
a sword sings a dirge.

To come in darkness and in dreams
so filtered then, and now
the dreams as shattered, sprinkled dust
drifts like mist somehow ...

" I sing of memories ... " a new manuscript.