a drier day

this past Friday, 

a dry sunny Irene-less day, 

on the way home 

from the zoo 

we 

walked 

through 

Central Park 

passing 

these 

four 

yes 

four 

look closely 

3 little girls 

and 

a boy 

playing some version of 

hotscotch 

or 

potsy 

or maybe 

some 

game 

they 

invented

I hope 

everyone 

in Irene's path 

stays home 

stays dry 

and 

finds distraction 

from 

the non-stop news coverage 

by

visiting blogs