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That taught me how to
sit comfortably
on a subway
during rush hour
There was a newsstand
on the corner
of Park Avenue
@ 125th Street
On a sweltering hot day
when I was on my way home
from substitute teaching
in Harlem,
there was a basket of
Macintosh apples
alongside the newspapers
and magazines.
I purchased an apple
and descended into
the train station.
It was rush hour
but I got a seat
and joyously
bit into the apple.
NO ONE
sat within two seats
of where I was
comfortably and lusciously
munching on fruit.
The year was 1973
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Did you ever try to do this anywhere else?
ReplyDeletePaul Oliverio says:
DeleteYES...two other times but both were during
early morning rush hour.
Both times it was a Golden Delicious apple
purchased from the famous farm stand
at Parkchester Circle in the Bronx.
The seating results were exactly the same
as what happened going uptown
from Harlem