Central to the Grand Dream…

When FDR a City boy laid eyes on the Green wich from the Village It was a warm sunny afternoon at the street side farmers’ market She was holding a Gray Papaya and he was gobbling on a hot dog It was love at first sight as the Jersey Boys played their music

Eyes met eyes, smiles met smiles, they walked closer to say hello So began a beautiful love story and a series of strange happenings

1st date – a boat ride on the Canal led them to a town in China Where every person passing by greeted them with a So Ho! 2nd date – a walk in a Park that was lined up with Batteries They happened to see a big Bull run down and hit the Wall

3rd date – a Rock Fell Her down on the Plaza ice rink The Peacock news reporters were right there to cover it 4th date came and so did the 5th, 6th, 7th, and some more 12th date – a realization dawned on them saying it’s time

Like a scene out of a movie and the sunset in the background He proposed to her on the 86th floor with a ring in a Big Apple

A new life began as they moved into the 9A loft of a brownstone They Met life with the same zest of a gorilla on top of a tower Working hard to build an Empire, playing their Trump cards right Looking at the Broad way of life ahead of them as their family grew

A new addition to the family, their first born, say hello to Chelsea Soon followed little Madison and Bryant, completing the family

The children grew up to learn at the coveted Chrysler school Where Ms. Brook Lynn Washington ran a very tight ship A big tall lady dressed in green carrying a torch and a big book Teaching the children their Times tables and Square roots

Thus continued life for FDR, the Green wich and their family Crossing streets and avenues, bridges and tunnels at every turn On the island where every (Wo)Man of the world with a Hat and a Tan Became Central to the energy driving a larger than life, Grand dream!