Leon's poem and this illustration was in the  Metropolitan Diary on September 18, 2006. Leon Freilich sent it my way and I'm glad he did.

THE HOUSE ON GARFIELD PLACE

The brownstone just around the corner

Now sports a brilliant fuchsia flair,

Alarming dogs and stopping traffic

On foot, on wheels and in the air.

Park Slopers talk about the building,

Exchanging snarky real-estate jokes

About the home that’s become an attraction —

Except for the hapless next-door folks.