~NYC~

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Pam Brittain Apr 15, 2012, 5:06pm UTC

Great piece. Being a country girl, that's a place I sure don't want to visit.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:08pm UTC

Thanks, Pam. You can be a country girl and still come to visit. I believe NYC is the greatest city on this planet.

Pam Brittain Apr 15, 2012, 5:21pm UTC

Want to come visit me and see the beautiful night stars?

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:23pm UTC

I don't live in NYC. I visit, I love it and then I return to the woods. :)

I'm a country mouse/city mouse.

Pam Brittain Apr 15, 2012, 5:50pm UTC

Chuckle - I'm an Arizona pack rat.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:51pm UTC

Beauty surrounds you there in desert country.

elizabeth evans Apr 15, 2012, 7:39pm UTC

Will, my oldest boy, lives in a condo overlooking Central Park and wouldn't change it for the world. NYC is his wonderful sandbox.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 7:50pm UTC

Good for him! He must have amaZing views!

Irina Dimitric Apr 16, 2012, 2:59am UTC

Beautiful poetry, but I wouldn't want to visit NYC, I prefer Pam's night stars in the country.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 16, 2012, 4:20pm UTC

To each his/her own, my friend. xx

Pam Brittain Apr 16, 2012, 5:00pm UTC

I do like the pictures and excitement. Keep em coming?

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JOHN BECK Apr 15, 2012, 5:25pm UTC

A generous view of NYC, Michelle. I was there briefly once. I suppose I should add to my bucket list.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:26pm UTC

YES!!!! I would happily play tour guide for you and your wife! :)

JOHN BECK Apr 15, 2012, 5:29pm UTC

Thanks for the kind offer. Maybe some day Barbara will be willing to travel again, but I'm not optimistic because of her back and other concerns.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:30pm UTC

Well, the offer stands, with no expiration date.

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Kevin E. Apr 15, 2012, 5:32pm UTC

What an interesting spin "under the protective shelter of wood and steel." For those of us living in the country the wood and steel would not seem protective. Your poetry is always interesting and full of emotion even when you write about a city.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:33pm UTC

Thank you, Kevin. I understand the city seems overwhelming, and frightening, but once you get to know her, you can't help but love her.

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Kathryn Flynn Apr 15, 2012, 5:38pm UTC

I do love to visit NY, but after Montreal and Chicago, I prefer cities that are smaller. Montreal seems big, because it is spread out, but the central area is not big. Even the metro area is only 3 million. Boston proper is less than 600,000 and the metro area is 4 million. Boston is just not as overwhelming as trying to get into Manhattan, but once in, oh Manhattan and the other boroughs are so fascinating. Chicago was fascinating for my three years there (2 occasions) but too big.. SF is a city I'd like to live in. Better climate than this coast.

Kathryn Flynn Apr 15, 2012, 5:39pm UTC

The population of the Boston metro area is 2/3 of our entire state.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:40pm UTC

Never have been to Chicago, love San Francisco and Boston. But NYC is still the most incredible, in my humble (not-so-humble) opinion.

Kathryn Flynn Apr 15, 2012, 5:41pm UTC

I've been to NYC about 20 times, but... man, not since 08. Definitely time to go again. Probably a month total; 3 trips of a week each and then the others a day trip.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:42pm UTC

You don't need a tour guide, but I would definitely meet you! :)

Kathryn Flynn Apr 15, 2012, 5:42pm UTC

Chicago's Lakeshore Drive is like a huge Storrow Drive. The Lincoln Park area of Chicago is sort of like a smaller Central Park. The downtown area of Chicago is great; and the architecture is fabuloous; planned, after that little cow destroyed most of the city.

Montreal? Have you been? Sort of like a French NYC.

Kathryn Flynn Apr 15, 2012, 5:46pm UTC

I hope to go again in the next coupla years. I used to drive in and out in a day...

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:48pm UTC

Haven't been to Montreal since I was a child.

Kathryn Flynn Apr 15, 2012, 5:52pm UTC

oohhh. You would love it. Am going in May for a work-related trip. I am applying for a Montreal-related writing job. Have created a blog with photos (work in progress). Parts of Montreal are just like NYC.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 5:53pm UTC

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!

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libramoon .. Apr 15, 2012, 6:12pm UTC

Yes. I always felt hugged in the hum of the City.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 6:13pm UTC

I am not surprised, as it seems you are VERY in tune.

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Juan J Martinez Apr 15, 2012, 7:05pm UTC

I was lucky enough to visit New York many years ago. The band I was a road-manager for played at the Hard Rock. We got to do some sight seeing and I remember the beauty of the Statue of Liberty and also remember the awe I felt at seeing the Towers. I hope to visit the city again.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 7:07pm UTC

The World Trade Center site is a work-in-progress. The iron workers feel a real sense of duty to rebuild and, at the same time, remember. Every time I am there I am very moved. This trip I went again. The Freedom Tower is really quite beautiful (not complete yet).

I hope you get to visit again.

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elizabeth evans Apr 15, 2012, 7:41pm UTC

 Featured in I Love NY at the Triple Name Club.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 7:52pm UTC

Thank you so much, bob.

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Sandy Moore Apr 15, 2012, 8:31pm UTC

Great poem. I have never been there but hope to some day.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 9:08pm UTC

I hope so too, sandy.

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Doug Westberg Apr 15, 2012, 9:02pm UTC

Beautiful metaphors. I've been once, hope to again before I die. Thanks for sharing with us at Gather Writing Essential!

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 15, 2012, 9:09pm UTC

Yes, please do. And thank you.

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Len Maxwell Apr 15, 2012, 9:59pm UTC

I've been there several times and missed the one thing I most wanted to see -- the Statue of Liberty. That was during the time they were renovating her and she was closed to the public. I got to the island and walked around, but that was it.

Thanks for sharing with Gather’s Luminous Writers & Artists.