Matthew Anish Poet Free verse

Late Summer Afternoon

Sweltering day 
In the urban afternoon 
   I rush towards my 
air - conditioned room 
Check messages - call up friends 
   Tonight I will do some yoga 
 Got to keep up with one's health! 
  Now I take some time 
out to write verse 
   This city has been - and still is - 
an inspiration to many poets 
   Millions of urbanites 
brave the heat 
  My hat is off to them! 
   One can find joy in this 
congested city 
  One only has to 
look around for it 
It is available to urban men and women 
   Poetry can lift the spirits 
of city dwellers 
In New York there are 
   poems posted in the buses 
and subway 
"Poetry in Motion" was designed 
    for the spiritual health 
of the urban masses 
Who are seeking relief 
on this hot summer afternoon

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Anne Rutherford October 31, 2015 at 4:09 PM Matthew I've never seen poems here like you describe. A tranquil or funny poem might make someones day. Anne

Debbie Guzzi September 11, 2015 at 2:51 PM That's great Matt I didn't know they were doing that! Thanks for stopping by my verse. Light & Love

Ilene Bauer September 10, 2015 at 10:30 AM nice one, matthew! i love reading those poems on the bus or subway, although i haven't seen them lately. i love the ending of your poem...

Jan Allison September 10, 2015 at 5:01 AM I am sure you get lots of inspiration from everything around you - we have poetry in motion on our Island - huge posters on our buses - very often I write when I am on a bus journey lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser September 10, 2015 at 1:26 AM Poetry in Motion like the line and how cute that is... =") very flowy and cool poem, I wonder where is this city? ~Olive Eloisa

Andrea Dietrich September 10, 2015 at 12:44 AM I would love to see one of my poems on a subway like you have described.What an honor that must be! WEll, Matt, you are my last look-see for the night and I am glad you got this new one posted for me to see. It seemed a bit similar to your last one and then I looked down and realized nobody had commented to it yet, so it WAS a different one! have a good Thursday!