Vijaya Sundaram

Poet, Musician, Teacher, and Amateur Visual Artist

Street-Dream (A Sonnet, of sorts)

In response to The Daily Post’s Daily Prompt:  Street

Street-Dream
©April 5th, 2016
By Vijaya Sundaram

Gliding through the streets ‘tween dusk and dawn
Sliding past your eyes; you look; they’re gone.
Shining through your gaze ‘tween noon and night
Finding eyes so glazed, it’s hard to think right.

He walks, she walks, and they walk all in line.
When seen by you, or them, they all decline
Your pity, charity, and silver dime –
What they want is some of your free time.

Do you have time to spare, O Brother mine?
Do you have time to spare O Mother mine?
Do you have time to spare, O Sister mine?
Do you have time, as I stand in this line?

The street is harsh, and full of hearts that beat
 A clock that ticks and ticks, but no hands meet.

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Submitting simultaneously to The Daily Post and to NaPoWriMo.

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