03 March 2007

Days without misanthropy

an older couple sit bundled up on the beach:
they are a catalog of fleece, scarves, hats, vests personified
she, working on a crossword, in pencil
he, taking drags off his fag and reading some print-out

an ageing Fillippina walks her? bmx-tricks-bike across the intersection:
when she reaches the sidewalk
she hops on and pedals away

an orthodox boy eats a slice of pizza while waiting for the bus:
it is not yet 8 a.m.

a man at the laundromat studies his stack of 3x5 cards:
a nearby birdguide suggests he is a budding ornithologist
a man with a purpose to know

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