A DAY IN AUGUST

"Boston Bikes", oil, by Susan Cox

They went to Boston,

and Boston behaved

the same as ever –

seas of people

with the power of living

inside them, a little love

in each painting

in the museum, the millions

of smiles made

in just the few hours

they were there --

this pair,

privileged to be friends

for two brief weeks
in a world

with its arms wide open.