Friday, August 5, 2011

A change of pace

Lions and horses and mineral springs -- oh my! There are a couple of elements to today's photo topic, cenetered on the lovely town of Saratoga Springs, which entered its heyday in the 1850s with spas and thoroughbred racing. More on the architecture and history of this stylish place at blog.amynelsonhahn.info

Felix rex

Four paws athwart
disaster, challenging man
and maker, gruffly firm --
this bustle-burb
stoked on the flow
of genial waters
tweaks the nonexistant whisker
of its surly antiquarian
protectors: it's horseflesh, only
horseflesh drives this town, not lions' pose,
imposing as it is,
and thought to dare;
no one could care much less
for cats where just a mile
from their recoil are turf and grass,
the spring of silver trumpets
bursting fillies, foals
from intrepid ease
into the midday dry demesne.

Copyright (c) 2011 Amy Nelson Hahn

view with images 1960 and 1959 from photos.amynelsonhahn.info or visit blog.amynelsonhahn.info

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