Urban Effusion Poem by Liam ó Comáin

the greys of the city
lingered and deepened
in its aged structures
a mature effusion
beneath wearing rain
and wind and sun

an elemental artistic
achievement visualising
the demise of urban
reality

here and there
within the inner city
pockets of concrete
and synthetic blossoms
brightened the shadows
of ancient abodes
reminiscent of the
floriferous space
of the suburban
environment...

beneath
a puniceous sky
the new and the old
stood solitary