packing shoes

we pack our bags

for the city.

we put money in our pockets.

hats and gloves.

a scarf.

it's cold

off the Hudson.

the wind

off Battery Park

is lethal

this time of year.

we bring walking shoes,

shoes for a show.

shoes

for Met, for

Central Park

and SoHo.

shoes for dining in,

for dining out.

our bags are

full of shoes.

maybe we'll buy more

on Madison

Ave,

if our soles wear out.