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The poetic city: “Late one afternoon in Audubon Park   2/25/18”  

Sep 17, 2018 • Creative Writing, Parks and Outdoor Areas/Leisure, Places

An egret in flight. (Photo: Laitche)

Late one afternoon in Audubon Park   2/25/18  

As I approach the end of my walk…

The puddles beside the path

become jewels.

The egrets circling above the

golf course offer a miracle.

The leaf fluttering beside me

is Shiva’s Dance

And I know I had found my way

home again.

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