In the skyscraper
canyons, light outlines moving
shapes sipping Starbucks.
Morning in midtown Manhattan
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In the skyscraper
canyons, light outlines moving
shapes sipping Starbucks.
I am the dull one, struck
mute by accomplishment
what I do, nothing.
Like a jeweler
displaying gems on velvet
wealth gleams beyond reach
“We’re domestic,” a
blonde woman tells her daughter
in line at the gate.
On a cluttered Queens
balcony he stands, watching
the complex decay.
a dilemma of
riches in tiny topaz
the art of language
“Read my poem? Please?”
In real life I’d get blank stares.
Here, you’re back for more.
Just over five months
This one four hundred fifty
Art or wasted time?
A haiku a day?
Not quite. Some days the tap runs,
some days it’s bone dry.
the constant dripping
nature’s tears of joy as she
sees her world reborn