RAIN DRENCHED METROPOLIS
(outside the cathedral)
The entire idea was his : jackhammer, awning,
temporary fencing and steel plates over the
sidewalk. 'That's just the way construction is done
here', he said. And no one disagreed or objected.
Obstructions notwithstanding, even the Pope's
own legation could get through if they really
wished. Under the tutelage of a new
rainbow, they all could soldier on.
-
Swiss Guard, like a nightingale, could hover.
The rain in torrents could make its presence
known. The upside down umbrellas in
someone's dream could be seen as
small ponds each, lakes of
collected water that no one
would touch.
-
I watched the beads of water on the
windshield of someone's car as it waited
at the light. By somehow waxing the window,
(outside the cathedral)
The entire idea was his : jackhammer, awning,
temporary fencing and steel plates over the
sidewalk. 'That's just the way construction is done
here', he said. And no one disagreed or objected.
Obstructions notwithstanding, even the Pope's
own legation could get through if they really
wished. Under the tutelage of a new
rainbow, they all could soldier on.
-
Swiss Guard, like a nightingale, could hover.
The rain in torrents could make its presence
known. The upside down umbrellas in
someone's dream could be seen as
small ponds each, lakes of
collected water that no one
would touch.
-
I watched the beads of water on the
windshield of someone's car as it waited
at the light. By somehow waxing the window,
he'd inadvertently made me this sight:
Diamonds on glass,
glistening in the night.
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