Sun, St. James Park

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.