Daybreak In The City

Lights flicker.
Yellow and white rectangles
in the midst of black obelisks.
Red streaks hiss by.
Cars cruising towards the new sky.
A crack of cyan breaks through.
Grey clouds open for the blue.

Footsteps vanish in the grey mush
of a thousand people's rush.
Shops unshutter.
The electric motor of a milk float flutters and hums away.
Orange lamps fade into the day.
A sparrow flits in the cold air.
Leaves on urban trees breathe off their dawn tears.
Street people flex cold fingers in ragged gloves.
A baby reaches for the light he loves.
The sun shines bright,
and fantastic,
and clear,
on this new
and great day here.

© Mark Sheeky. Permission is required for reproduction.