tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521262522552430309.post8229550446291731708..comments2022-06-15T18:10:31.782-04:00Comments on Richmond City Council Reporter and Telegraph: Charles Samuels' Community Meeting to Discuss Homelessness & Closure of Monroe Park for RenovationsSilver Persingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337731433214980474noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521262522552430309.post-80201089333082800232010-12-23T12:52:57.123-05:002010-12-23T12:52:57.123-05:00Monroe Park Lost
For thou hast been a strength to...Monroe Park Lost<br /><br />For thou hast been a strength to the poor,<br />A strength to the needy in his distress,<br />A refuge from the storm,<br />A shadow from the heat<br />No more<br /><br />A barren plain of grass<br />Strewn with the waste of the wealthy<br />A place now darker in the night<br />Empty, abandoned, desolate<br />It's history stripped away<br />It's lively banter destroyed<br />Somewhere no one will bring their children<br />A gaudy nightmare<br />A harlot of brass<br /><br />Weep, Richmond, weep<br /><br /><br />12-23-2010Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com