For My New York City Kids

all that

"The only things I remember about
New York City
in the summer
are the fire escapes
and how the people go
out on the fire escapes
in the evening
when the sun is setting
on the other side 
of the buildings
and some stretch out
and sleep there
while others sit quietly
where it's cool.

and on many 
of the window sills
sit pots of geraniums
or planters filled with red
geraniums
and the half-dressed people
rest there
on the fire escapes
and there are
red geraniums
everywhere.

this is really 
something to see rather 
than to talk about.

it's like a great colorful
and surprising painting
not hanging anywhere
else."
       (By Charles Bukowski)

Of course there is much I remember about our October 2015 trip to NYC, mostly the pleasure of being with family.
(For Mark and Juliet)