Line dancing

There are actually pictures of people in today's blogpost, so be sure not to miss it! Discussing the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater and the politics of waiting in line during hot summer days. Meet you at the blogsite: blog.amynelsonhahn.info

Waiting for Shakespeare, Central Park

As the mists of Olmsted's visions
swirl around your feet
you wear them bare
in summer gladness --
oh, that heat!
This is not the kind of line
that move or breathes;
not even the most book-mavened
and socially -- you wouldn't say
elite but maybe thoughtful
at the least, considerate of lines
that you could ever meet,
despite intolerable degrees.
The prayers of city fathers,
the balms of the great Bard
embrace some aspect of your wait,
and you are peaceable,
find some shade, and
before any trouble,
hesitate.

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