Long til night...mewling, <br />Sun newborn. Dawned in <br />Swaddling clouds <br />Keeping it warm. <br /> <br />A man shuffles the sidewalk, <br />Picking a penny, eyeing <br />The date. <br />Pockets Abe. Snags a <br />Can some woman dropped... <br /> <br />Bag over-full...heels tic-tacking <br />Cement. Yesterday...dreams. <br />Today...peaches. One penny. <br />Clouds. Raindrops. No sun. <br /> <br />Long til dawn...mumbles <br />Ancient lips... <br />Swaddled in newspapers, <br />Keeping him warm.<br /><br />elysabeth faslund<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/day-in-the-life-of-the-parkbench-man/
