how it was etched: "I WISH" in the stone pine sentinel (the lady's pedestal says that). yesterday, somebody had thrust four fresh roses, bundled and banded with rubber and cellophane, under her crooked chin. i was unable to pass without walking around her
2 1/2 circles >> walled in with succulents,
+ 1/2 circle >> gallery road exit. blossoms & bats in the air, amassing thick and peachy clouds, into which damp insinuated as i left the gardens