Capitol Hill In the Springtime

Capitol Hill in the Spring * *Published Writer’s Newsletter June 2017 Sitting on a bench In Lincoln Park Heart of Capitol Hill Beating heart of the Empire On a warm Spring Day Watching the Cherry trees Watching Me Wondering what thoughts They must have heard The things they have seen Over the years But they are quiet They do not say a word As I fall into my spring time dreams Sitting on that bench Seeing the children and dogs play Looking at Spring flowers And pretty women As they stroll by Hearing the sounds of the city As I dream of my past life Memories of places and people I said to myself What a wonderful life