I vote: the queue is slight, it’s quickly done
Then stroll out for a walk in Sunday sun
Old tram tracks*, overgrown, form a green sward
Nearby is Boitsfort’s Fritkot, now restored!
Behind it plastic bins are overflowing!
Place Wiener Market absent; where’s it going?
An impressive banner - well in view - proclaims
Place Archiducs is where the market reigns!
It may be that some locals feel bemused
Roast chicken stands
aren’t here, just voters’ queues!
The sun meanwhile casts warmth upon my face
As small kids rush to swings and fill each place!
A dog, who looking wistful, cannot vote
Scampers by his master, lost, remote …
Then another dog barks loudly, breaks the spell;
Election Day in June** - will all go well?
(c) Poet in the woods 2024
* Former terminus of the 93 tram
** June 9th, 2024
The Firtkot is in a converted tram!
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