Scaffolding, can't avoid it anywhere you go in the city. Subways, can get you wherever you want to go in the city. NYC's Poetry in Motion which appears serendipitously on the subways, gives us commuters a chance to pause and marvel at all that makes our city so inspiring. The most recent poem is by British born (1939-2013), Irish poet, playwright & recipient of the Nobel Prize in Lit. (1995.) Heany captures the pulse and of the heart & NYC in his poem SCAFFOLDING. His poem finds beauty in what enfolds us while supporting the ever changing landscape which makes Manhattan & its inhabitants so vibrant.
SCAFFOLDING
Masons, when they start upon a building,
are careful to test out the scaffolding:
Make sure that planks won't slip at busy points,
Secure off walls of sure & solid stone.
So if, my dear, there sometimes seem to be
Old bridges breaking between you and me
Never fear, We may let the scaffolds fall
Confident that we have built our wall.
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