a day in brooklyn

 she is larger than life...

napping musician

arch of victory - the northern side of the civil war

walk to the light

photos by wm. blake spencer

a day trip to brooklyn

with a friend

and her friends.

we met in time square.

down in the subway

a homeless man

yelled at us

at the top of his lungs:

one

seven

seven

six

he screamed.

(is it biblical?

one asked.

no,

it seems

historical.)

and then he

added other

hideous insults

personal

assaults,

mean.

we scurried through

the turnstile

to the other side

where we all felt a bit safer...

but unsure until the

train whisked us off

out of his sight

to other realities...

life giving ones.

we spent the day walking

looking

listening

and eating. 

i've found it important

to explore new places,

to get away from

the normal pace of the week...

it gives

new perspective...

and certainly has a way

of balancing

all the things that have

a tendency to cause

anxiety and worry.

this is my latest

day trip on my day off...

time well spent.