tribute to tim murphy
The Mountain Lion of Central Park
Edward Kemeys’s Sculpture “Still Hunt”
He crouches on a ledge above East Drive;
Ivy half hides him from potential prey.
Though attributes that helped his forbears thrive
Don’t suit the wildernesses of today,
Readers and sunbathers on nearby lawns
And joggers slowing to a winded trudge
Up Cedar Hill are lucky that he’s bronze
And, while appearing ravenous, can’t budge.
A self-sufficient, old-school predator,
Straightforward in his . . .
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[1] https://www.ablemuse.com/digital-books-27/v27/digital edition/Complete Digital Version of -/Able Muse, Print Edition (Number 27), Winter 2019