Long til night...mewling,
Sun newborn. Dawned in
Swaddling clouds
Keeping it warm.
A man shuffles the sidewalk,
Picking a penny, eyeing
The date.
Pockets Abe. Snags a
Can some woman dropped...
Bag over-full...heels tic-tacking
Cement. Yesterday...dreams.
Today...peaches. One penny.
Clouds. Raindrops. No sun.
Long til dawn...mumbles
Ancient lips...
Swaddled in newspapers,
Keeping him warm.
Your swaddling images elevate this piece from a human angst to something lighter. Great tight delivery too. Excellent poem. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Very fine. The sparseness of the language reflects the leanness of the protagonist's difficult existence.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Well paced, images great as usual.