The Mall and Literary Walk — Attraction in New York

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DescriptionThe Mall and Literary Walk, Central Park, NYCDate6 July 2009SourceOwn workAuthorAhodges7

Camera location40° 46′ 11.6″ N, 73° 58′ 21.2″ W   View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap

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Oh, Great Smiter of Conscience!

Thus I cried out to a crow seeming to land on the shoulder of a venerated author, his legacy flung wild to the wind and committed to treachery incarnate by the wilds of Central Park. Here would ever the aspirers line up to gawk at his likeness, here would sunsets rise to meet the dawn, here would glad tidyness bring its own abuttal in the court of the damned and remark, as if in aside to the jury but with enough elegance to capture the sway of a judge rendered obsolete by time and desperate by reverence, "It is enough to bring glad tidings, is it not my fair friends? It is hardly a joke among comrades to set their laughter free, so why should we not bring ourselves to task in this grimy murder - yes, I know, sustained, I know."

The crow did not respond, but several weeks later I received a scroll at the postage box on my calling card:

I beg for signs every day, that there Might be a stronger pull beyond the past But this is one small lens on life that begs To be rewritten by the ones who cast Aspersions on what feels and flows, on what Grows limbs and knees and wills and skin and toes, And after all that grants it life but not Without keeping sure this thing always knows That consciousness is only its by loan And any moment could...

The Mall (Literary Walk) is a shaded pedestrian avenue between 66th and 72nd street that is a nice area to spend time in visiting Central Park in NYC.

Here you find a straight avenue lined with monuments of mostly of prominent poets and writers such as Fitz-Greene Halleck, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns and William Shakespeare. You'll also fin a statue of Christopher Columbus status as well as a handful of other monuments in the area and near the end of the Mall. These are nice for those who enjoy monument viewing during their travels.

There is a nice flowerbed (beautiful in Spring) at the south end of the The Mall, which is lined with rows of American Elm trees, creating a canopy of shade. Benches line the pedestrian avenue as well, providing opportunity to take a seat, rest your feet and enjoy the scenery. Art dealers and souvenir stands are usually open and a busker or two can usually be seen and heard in the...