homage to margaret

out walking dog just now, i witnessed again a scene that has been repeated countless times over at least the last three decades --- i'm not sure when the japanese tourists, busloads of them, started stopping in front of margaret's house for photographs and to stare reverentially, but they have been a staple on crescent avenue for as long as i can remember ---- her book wasn't published in ten million languages for nothing ---- the japanese, the germans, and the poles were all great fans of her book after world war ii  --- i'm glad we have a real landmark left in midtown