The Wheel

Along the West Side Drive the river flows

Bordered by the roses of the Spring,

The sleet-grey day hung with clouds of steel

Obscures the view but dampens not their souls.

The speeding traffic like a dragon's tail

Glowing red beneath the pewter sky

Undeterred goes calmly on its way,

Driven by the Wheel that spins our lives.

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The scenic West Side Drive in New York City