a jaunt into town

if you are standing in front of 
32 chilswell road
with the sun to your right 
encouraging you to head into 
town, do it. 
you will head left, 
towards white house road
and take a right. 
from there, you will 
take white house till it 
spills out onto 
abingdon.
abingdon is a straight shoot 
to the city centre 
so you are well on your way
once you've made it here.
turn left onto abingdon
and walk, walk, walk.
you will pass the Thames, 
past the Head on the River,
a charming pub that sprawls nearly into
the river, 
gold painted letters frame 
the entrance. 
you will pass Christ Church, 
where you might spot 
the beautiful porter, 
Karen, ushering bustling bodies 
in and out.
along your left, 
you will pass one of my
[many] favorite 
spots, a charming 
cafe with large white windows
and light brown tables. 
it is called cafe loco, 
the corner table 
closest to the cobblestone street
the best seat in the house. 
if you continue walking, 
you'll find yourself 
ascending a bit up a hill,
no worries, 
you are almost there. 
you will pass Saint Aldates,
the Post Office, 
and the police station.
when you hit the city centre, 
you'll know. 
carfax tower will be standing proudly 
his shadow casting a bit of shade from 
the sun. 
i love stopping every time we make it 
to the center of Oxford.
heads and bodies, like waves, 
spilling into the streets, 
headed in all 
different directions. 
if you continue straight, 
the street will turn into Corn Market, 
if you choose to take a right,
that is High Street. 
and if you veer to the left 
that will be New Road. 

well, i got you this far, go. 
explore for yourself 
and enjoy this 
spectacular city.