Poem About Central Park New York City
68The Life Blood of New York City
This poem was written in the back of a cab traveling from Toronto airport to downtown Toronto. It is about the effect the New York’s Central Park has on people who either visit the park once in their lifetime or New Yorkers like I once was, who understand that the park is the life blood of New York City. Once in the park the sounds of the city fade into the distance and the sights and sounds of the park life fill you with passionate emotions and clarity of thought. There is no ducking here, no discount deal, no short cut, your flesh is opened to the winds and your thoughts are primed and sharpened, especially in the rain, for the rain cleanses you.
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Feeling down, feeling gray,
Feeling up, and feeling gay.
Because your ship is passing you by.
Want to laugh, want to cry,
Want to live, and want to fly.
Feeling nothing is there when you sigh.
Find a place, find a song,
Find a way, find a wrong,
Find a dream that keeps you alive.
Search your heart, search your mind,
Search your soul, search mankind,
For a meaning that isn't maligned.
Feel the sun, smell the rain,
Feel the joy feel the pain,
Sense the seasons, linking hands through each dawn.
Hear the birds, hear the leaves,
Hear the crickets and bees,
Touch the mist in the magic it weaves.
Through winter, through spring,
Through summer, through fall,
The seasons turn round and around.
Through melting snows, through greening grass,
Through meadows of blooms that abound,
Until the leaves start to fall to the ground.
Another year follows another year past,
And the buildings stand tall all around.
Damping the bustle and hum of the city sound,
Which fulfills the dreams of a few,
Except for those who enter this place,
And experience a self cleansing pain,
After a walk in the park through the rain.
Share the people, share their lands,
Share their faces, and share their bands,
Share their music of hate or of love.
For whatever the reason, and whatever the cost,
However you find, whatever you've lost,
Your soul will find itself once again.
When you take a walk in the park through the rain.
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- Views from the Past
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010As you promenade through the heart of Central Park, imagine living in 19th-century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and hear how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to make their vision our reality.Start time: 11:00 amEnd time: Contact phone: (212) 794-4064Location: Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, mid-Park at 65th Street. - 2 years ago
- Cross-Park Promenade
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010You will see many surprises on this walk. A hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, and a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water are just some of the sites on this east-to-west walk through the Park.Start time: 1:00 pmEnd time: Contact phone: (212) 772-0210Location: Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and East 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse. - 2 years ago
- Creating a Tree-Stewarding Community: The "How-Tos"
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010How do we take care of our community’s trees? How do you find a community group to join? How do you create one? How do you keep it going? Join our distinguished panel of community leaders as we discuss how they got started, where they focus their attention, what obstacles they’ve encountered, how they’ve achieved their goals and how they envision their future. Moderated by Steven Boyce, President of Friends of Greenwich Street and creator of its “Tribeca Street Trees” project. Panelists: Susan Norton Allen of Carnegie Hill Neighbors, Andrew Simons of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Annette Williams of Sustainable South Bronx and Christie Van Kehrberg of Green Shores NYC. If you are a member of a community group active in stewarding street trees, please feel free to bring brochures about your group.Start time: 6:00 pmEnd time: 8:00 pmContact phone: (212) 227-1887Location: The Arsenal, Central Park (830 Fifth Avenue at 64th Street) - 2 years ago
- Family Fridays
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010Come out of the cold and join us in Central Park for Family Fridays, where you can kick off your weekend with arts and crafts that are guaranteed to be fun for the whole family. Programs are ongoing between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.; drop in any time before 3:30 p.m. to participate. Families only; no groups please. Advance registration not required. For more information, please call (212) 860-1370 or click here.Start time: 2:00 pmEnd time: 4:00 pmContact phone: (212) 860-1370Location: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park (110th Street between Lenox and Fifth avenues) - 2 years ago
- Views from the Past
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010As you promenade through the heart of Central Park, imagine living in 19th-century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and hear how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to make their vision our reality.Start time: 1:00 pmEnd time: Contact phone: (212) 794-4064Location: Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, mid-Park at 65th Street. - 2 years ago
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Thank you for your kind thoughts.
really great hub.
Thank you
I am a former New Yorker now living in the West Coast, and Central Park was the place I would often escape to, at lunch time ( I worked nearby) or on the weekends. Central Park knows my life from the time I was a child as we used to go there when we were children and were new immigrants in the USA. Your poem captured beautifully what Central Park can be like for many of us.
I am planning to visit again, when I travel to the East Coast sometime this year.
Thumbs up!
I hope you enjoy your visit. Say Hi to the Park from me. It's been over a year since I was there.
That was very beautiful! I hope you do this for a living, because in my estimation these are money makers.
Thank you....I shall take your advice.
I've visited NY several times over the years, as I'm lucky enough to have a sister living just over the George Washington Bridge. I absolutely LOVE Central Park, there is something so essentially all American about it. Funnily enough, while I like the Phoenix Park in Dublin, and it is regarded as one of the biggest and best in the world, it doesn't move me like Central Park does
You are absolutely right. There is no other park that gives you all the emotions like Central Park does. It can be both a frightening and a moving place. Thanks for the comment.
Very nicely done! I love Central Park & hope I can take my wife there one day....
You either love or hate Central Park just like you either hate or love New York. There is no middle ground. Thanks for your comment and I hope you get your wife there one day.
Wonderful poem about a great American treasure- Central Park. Although I never lived in New York City, I lived in its suburbs and was able to enjoy the park a few times. I'm the type of person whose soul craves the beauty of nature, and I always visit parks wherever I go. There's something amazing about finding an oasis of green tucked between skyscrapers and concrete.
Thanks for sharing this poem.
Although I live in Europe now I still treasure the memories of days spent in the park. I once lived on 96th and 5th ..the park was my front yard.Thank you for your comments.
This is so, so lovely! I really got the feeling of the dynamic and fresh nature of the park from the rhythm of your poem. Love it!
Thank you praireprincess for your comments..Central Park has been my inspiration for many things.
Simply Amy 2 years ago
this is magnificent. absolutely beautiful. thank you so much for sharing it.