Down by the River

This morning the clouds were thick but intermittent over the bridge, so that it was difficult to tell whether the day would end up being clear or cloudy. (This message has been brought to you by the weather.)
With Dante's help, I immediately set about revising my novel.
I went for a walk in the afternoon.
On my way to the river, I passed one of the many staircases in Washington Heights that were destroyed as part of the highway construction, and now are walled off or lead nowhere, which is not to say they don't possess a certain beauty.
The naked trees offered glimpses of the bridge that would not be available during much of the year.
On the largely abandoned path, I said hello to a ruined lamppost.
I walked under the bridge and admired a glacier that had formed during the past month but was now melting. As I did this, I had the Bruce Springsteen song 'The River' going through my head, which was not the worst of all possible fates.
I remembered how my old band had even covered the song, with the hope to be included in an indie-rock compilation that was ultimately never released (probably for the best, I can now admit).
Still, I was not disappointed as I began to walk home to find the song replaced by Neil Young's 'Down by the River.'
The city hovered in the distance.
On Riverside Drive, the sun streamed through the trees.
Another day was reaching an end.

Comments

[Robert]

Your blog holds me. This is the second time I've "stumbled" upon it. That tells me something.

[Matthew Gallaway]

Thanks, Robert!

[Robert]

You're welcome. Any words or phrases I try to come up with to describe your blog seem inadequate. I guess I should just say that the aloneness and the alertness grab me and pull me in. I found your blog by searching the word "recluse," which is my dream life. Meaning, my goal is to one day become a recluse. That's probably what draws me to your writing and your pictures... Not that I want to no longer be part of the world, but I think I'd rather observe it and appreciate it and love it without having to take much part in it.

I don't know if any of that makes any sense.