Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Impressions


To and fro

Sky lightening
shoes crunching
loose gravel on the street

more pairs joining, crunching 
down to the shore

tributaries of shoes and tires
converging at the station

rushing, standing, waiting, fidgeting

seagulls calling
symmetrical gliding
drawing intricacies 
in the sky

train blasting 
greeting
hurrying
slowing

riders sleeping, texting, reading
as the sun winks
on the water

crowds ripple up the stairs
out of the station
breaking and spreading 
along the sidewalk

buses sighing, lumbering
taxis darting
store gates rising halfway

workers meeting, delivering, typing,
repairing, feeding, building

leaving

sky darkening
street lamps spotlighting

streams funneling
back into the station

city decreasing
home fires increasing


2 comments:

  1. Is this poem your own? It's beautiful, just right for a Sunday morning. xx

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  2. Wow. Thank you. Yes, it's my own, and I really appreciate your kind words. I'm pretty proud of it.

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