SMALL WONDERS OF THE CITY

..SEEN FROM A BALCONY..

A city waking up

Humidity like a greenhouse.

A lady walks her poodle.

Men wearing black suits talk on cell phones, walking in circles in a garden with benches.

Construction workers yell, clank chains and drill through stone.

The bus hisses, whines, then drones on again.

Toy cars whizz by.

A biker in spandex too.

A young woman feeds pigeons in the park.

A delivery van with squeaky breaks stops at a red light.

Two people sit in the window of the ninth-story, eating breakfast. There is orange juice in the cups.

A small dog pees on a lamp post.

A couple kisses in the park.

a city going to sleep

Some friends drink wine on a third floor balcony garden.

Snatched conversation drifts along a warm breeze.

The sunset reflects on the dark glass of the company buildings.

Lights flicker on at random intervals.

Sirens come from one street over.