Courtyards and creeks
Chalk marks and cross walks
Signs and screens
Promenades and plastic bags
Sanctuaries and sweet berries
Fallen, shorn and stretched
Evenings of theatre
with friends in familiar places
Drizzle, spray, paste and splatter
Basquiat and baubles
Directions and confections
Another school year begins
Everything falls into place
Shoes on point. Spiders in the joint.
So many webs to walk through
So much to ponder
Origin stories and ethnic roots
Family ties and toasting fires
Long looks at long shadows
Shorter days that allow
evenings to stretch on forever
Neon nights at the roadside
Memories of how it was
and the reality of how it is now
Square jewels and blue skies
Street corners and steep climbs
To be looked at and to
have yourself reflected back
Spires and scaffolds
Portals and prosceniums of light
Anniversaries marked
and seasons closed out
Some greens and pinks
take their final summer bows
We settle into a new kind of sun
