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                       Department of Police            

I think it was in SoHo; we love the city, just to walk…

Look at the trees; locusts, ginkgo, London plane,

Check out the lampposts, the ironworks…

How many bricks did it take to build that beauty?

We wondered who lived in the penthouse,

Then it happened; it was colossal, magnificent!

The stone work; the sculptures, lions, yes, lions!

The building just kept on going…

Filling up city blocks as no building I ever saw…

I was looking for a name, an address; some revelation…

Then I saw it! ‘Department of Police’, police?

How could it be so amazing? Where were the police?

We didn't see one; did they still use this great building?

Then I was told: “it is a residence now”

“Really, who lives here?”

“Famous people, you know, actors, lawyers, stock brokers”…

O the irony;

I wondered: “were they residents when it was still used by the police?”

I thought maybe they bought them out,

I don’t mean to label people, but given the history…

I do believe some of them feel right at home…

At ‘The Department of Police’…

            Joseph James          4-23-09

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

© from ' O the Elms' to be released in spring 2012 all rights reserved

 (just a little light hearted fun from an actual stroll through Manhattan)