As/Is

8.28.2006

Rooftop Scene

Atop the building   wind moves
                  thru the lolling leaves

an idling sun   is barely seen
                  thru bluegray clouds

somewhere   the bell of a church is ringing
                          life's serene

I guess   the traffic roars like an ocean
                          muffled lauds

O honking horn of worship
                  horn of lazy hurry

the red of blossoms   festival
                    in kitschy planters

two black umbrellas stand
                amid the chairs & tables

I sit alone   this August evening
                        one gull enters



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washington dc
this loosely follows the form and feel of shi
(a classical Chinese poem, most typically in 8 lines)

posted by david raphael israel on Monday, August 28, 2006

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[also (if you'll forgive a directorial hint) -- this:

life's serene / I guess

is intended as a single sentence]

# posted by  david raphael israel on 5:00 PM

 

David, this is a very welcome piece (and the directorial hint is just a little plus!) :)

# posted by  Sheila Murphy on 11:01 AM

 

thanks, obliged

# posted by  david raphael israel on 8:00 AM

 

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