I was done with work around 5pm
Decided to go for a stroll
Wandered down to Astoria Park where
Singles and couples and families were
Out walking and running
Kids were playing ball games on the field and
People were lounging on the grass
Enjoying the sun
Nibbling on impromptu picnics

Under the bridge
Down the path toward
The Hell Gate Bridge
Like a mini Sydney Harbour Bridge
In pink
(Well, it’s more the other way around
The Sydney Bridge is modeled off the Hell Gate
A giant grey version on the other side of the planet)
I treated myself to an ice cream cone
Walked up Ditmars
Across Steinway
Failing in finding new running shoes
But discovering hookah bars
And coffee shops
And whole other worlds to explore

By the time I got home
It was almost a quarter to eight with
Nearly five miles under my feet