From a Bridge Car

River inscrutable, river mysterious,
     Mornings or evenings, in gray skies or blue,
Thousands of toilers in gay mood or serious,
     Workward and homeward have gazed upon you.

Swirling or sluggish, but ever inscrutable,
     Sparkling or oily, but never the same;
You, like the city, mysterious, mutable,
     Tremble with passions which no on can name.

Credit

This poem is in the public domain.

Author

Elias Lieberman

Elias Lieberman was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, on October 30, 1883. In 1891, at the age of seven, he immigrated with his family to New York City. Lieberman earned his AB from the City College of New York in 1903, then his MA and PhD from New York University. He spent many years working in the New York City public school system, teaching at P.S. 62, Bushwick High School, and Thomas Jefferson High School, where he served as principal. In 1940, Lieberman accepted a position as an associate superintendent of schools, in charge of the junior high school division.

Date Published

01/01/1917