Once
a place for royal hunting,
close
by the palaces of Westminster,
surrounded
by royal vestiges
of
horse guards, and statues,
ministries
and The Mall leading
to
the most royal residence,
now
a royal park, for commuters
hunting
the shortest way to office
or
tube, appointment or bus,
and
fathers tossing Frisbees
whiles
mothers push prams
and
joggers run in packs
as
cyclists circle the perimeter
seeking
a way past no cycling
signs,
occasionally overlooked
by
the errant seeking the hypotenuse
to
avoid the rush of traffic
of
cars and tourists rushing
to
see Her Majesty’s Guard
change
at 11 a.m. sharp.
Photograph: St. James’s Park, London,
Sept. 27, 2015.
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