City Streets Poem by David Andre' Klopper

Music keeps me swinging,
Swinging down big city streets,
Wondering just who I shall meet,
How shall I greet? Who will I defeat?
Following my nose, my excitement grows,
Pavements just come and go,

What do I owe?
How will I know?
Is it too late to grow?
As above so below is all I know,
Gonna reap what you sow!

Rhythm of the street,
Every tune another beat,
Temple Emmanuel, ringing bell,
Nothing to sell,
If only you knew me well!
Heartbeat in a foreign land,
Memories like grains of sand,

Moving through life day by day,
Even when the skies are grey,
Picking up crumbs dropped long ago,
Every little speck, so that I can go!
Gotta keep moving so I can grow!

So when sadness rings it's hollow bell,
And you've got nothing to sell,
Who you gonna tell?
Deep within you can't hear the streets din,
In that stillness, once you've been,
Never to forget what you've seen!

14 June 2012