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Central Park Ramble
Contributed by
pvd
on
Monday, 26th July 2004 @ 09:32:27 PM in AEST
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I entered the park at 72nd Street,
where “Imagine” is written in stone,
and wandered down the drive, across
the old bridge, over the mist
that veiled the other shore.
I followed the blacktop path
to the fork in the road, marked
by a gnarled oak tree clinging
to life, its roots twisted around
a slab of granite. Going to my
left, the gray walls of the castle
on the hill rose above the trees,
access to it, cut off, isolated
by a cross-traffic canyon.
You can’t get there from here.
At the comfort station, a guy
in drag and a cowboy pose
outside the men’s room.
“Gotta extra smoke?”
“Yeah.” I obliged.
“Need a boy-friend?”
“No thanks.”
They were just waiting
for somebody, any body
to cruise on by.
I wandered past the out-cropping
of bedrock to the clearing,
a patch-work of shade, shadow
and sun, spread over the carpet lawn.
Couples on blankets, picnicking,
snuggling, men and women, men
and men, women and women, someone
for everyone to move on and out
of the darkness, into the light.
I strolled by the boathouse,
across the drive, said good-bye
to Alice, Hans, and Humpty,
watched the sailboats slide
and glide over the reflecting
pool, and I faded on to Fifth Ave.
held down only by the pull of gravity.
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pvd
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Re: Central Park Ramble
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by faith_my_eyes on
Monday, 26th July 2004 @ 11:07:37 PM AEST
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| I love this portrait of New York.. the flow is very natural |
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Re: Central Park Ramble
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by Tanmaya on
Tuesday, 27th July 2004 @ 01:59:56 AM AEST
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Very good write.
I liked the way you have chose to begin and end this one. |
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Re: Central Park Ramble
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by Former_Member on
Tuesday, 27th July 2004 @ 11:17:37 AM AEST
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| How vivid. You capture the essence of this walk - one I have made many times myself, full of marvel at the range of humanity experienced in a span of 10 minutes. Nice work, |
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Re: Central Park Ramble
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by WinterFawn on
Tuesday, 27th July 2004 @ 11:34:00 AM AEST
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Very interesting stroll through the park...expertly penned.
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