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Upper West Side Manhattan
March 2007

Finally home.

But I really miss New York. I wasn’t there more than a couple of hours before I knew I could live there always. Of course, I could never afford it, but let me tell you–the Upper West Side is a very cool place.

Of course I don’t need to tell you–it’s me that’s always the last to know.

I’m very glad to be home, but I fear I did leave my heart in the Museum of Modern Art. I felt it leap to my throat when I rounded a corner and saw this–

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and when the museum closed and they made me leave I did feel a distinct emptiness in the middle of my chest.

On an unrelated topic: This post is excellent food for thought regarding Liberal men who don’t quite get it, sometimes, yet who are sincerely trying to. Take it away, Ilyka!

Comments 3

  1. margene wrote:

    I can see you living in NYC…it IS your kinda town. The painting is one that would make me stop, too. Who is the artist?

    Posted 10 Mar 2007 at 7:11 am
  2. Alarming Female wrote:

    The artist is Henri Rousseau and the painting is titled “The Sleeping Gypsy.” When I was a fresh(wo)men in college my introduction to literature book had this painting depicted on the cover. I’ve been intrigued by it ever since. I wasn’t expecting it in MOMA and seeing it just blew me away.

    Posted 10 Mar 2007 at 10:31 am
  3. Birdsong wrote:

    While I don’t want to live in New York, that IS one awesome sky, and I felt the painting move my soul too… can almost see you, being dragged from the museum by a uniformed guard, looking back at the painting the whole time.

    Posted 12 Mar 2007 at 7:00 pm