2008/06/29

The Commute

Through crowded concrete veins we make our way
as asphalt hearts pump never ending flaws.
So many hours lost from day to day.

We sit in lines at traffic lights and pray,
that rubber tires roll without a pause.
Through crowded concrete veins we make our way.

Like winding streams of ants we swerve and sway,
impatient drivers dare to break the laws.
So many hours lost from day to day.

A clot of twisted metal brings delay,
slick roads from rain the night before the cause.
Through crowded concrete veins we make our way.

Behind glass windows weary eyes display,
the stress and strain from firmly gripping claws.
So many hours lost from day to day.

But Fridays sometimes bring relief they say,
a little less tightening of the jaws.
Through crowded concrete veins we make our way.
So many hours lost from day to day.

1 comment:

Diane said...

Marilee, when I bought the two children's books from you last Saturday, I thought I'd give them to my granddaughters on their birthdays. Both are in September. But, then I read the books, loved them, especially the one about the alley cat looking for a home and couldn't wait. I thought you'd like to know that Jordan and Ryann are absolutely jazzed about having their first autographed books.
Thanks!
Diane Schochet

Nominated for a 2008 Cybil Award

Nominated for a 2008 Cybil Award
This book invites you to view life down by the shore through unique poetic prose and enchanting photos that truly captures its beauty.