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.
elysabeth faslund
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/day-in-the-life-of-the-parkbench-man/
