Skyscraper'ed horizons -
sitting by a silent lake,
smelling blossoms.

warm and dry
inside a tea house
a gift elicits smiles

Yellow taxis flow past
a union memorial service
beneath Gothic spires.

People rush past
a chained, rusty bike -
its basket beflowered.

Tossed left, right,
the shuttle careens
under leaden Brooklyn skies.

House finch twitters
as black army helicopters
thrash a pale blue sky.

Curtain of snow, swirling.
Around the corner, a watery light,
then the engine appears.