Above the Birds

Below
The road pushes through concrete towers
Soiled with the atmospheric alluvium
Of urban sounds and smells
Polluting the senses

Across
A Phillipino amah hangs out laundry
Almost drier than the August air
A mosquito infested syrup
Sapping verve

Above
The tallest skyscapers
The clouds are carved
With mechanical wings
Taking the high road


Jane McAulay Wilson

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Haven’t written or looked at any of my poetry for ages. Must have been having a bad day when I wrote this one!

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