Turn of the Century
Prospect park
its proximity to & commanding view
of the Mississippi
flowing west by southwest
a few miles south of the main path
Majestic homes built
up & down the grassy hill:
Queen Anne ~ Neoclassical
a Tudor Revival
Behind an attic window
there you find yourself again
twelve or fifteen years old
inhaling wisdom amongst friends
white triangles
racing across the angry current
binoculars within reach
upon the desk
july two thousand twenty-four
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