City Song

by Stephanie P. Marshall

City song—busy beat,Syncopation in the street.Sunrise washes wispy raysThrough the morning traffic maze. Skyward buildings, stately steeple.Dogs on leashes walk their people.Bagels bake in sidewalk shops.Eat one at the subway stop. Buses rumble, big trucks pound,Saxes hum, sirens sound.Bikers pedal, workers hurry,Vendors holler, pigeons scurry. Over harbors, bridges stretch.Sunny spaces—kids play catch.Feed the pigeons, they will stay.Run and wave, they fly away. With the sunset, neon lights,Jazzy notes, dizzy heights.Through the night and all day long,Listen—feel the city song.…

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