Ramblings

It was just another December day Not cool yet - due to global warming they say I’d taken leave and was feeling restless at home A bit depressed and all alone Stepping outdoors would do me good Walking some miles would change my mood As I stepped outside and turned right The sun was bright and gradually reaching its height Past the kids I walked, who were out at play And headed for the busy highway Walking along the asphalt road Past the hospital crowd of anxious faces of young and old Crossing giant pillars rising from the ground Supporting prefab blocks and tracks on which carriages would move around Changing gradient and plunging underground Carrying masses to work or passengers homeward bound Not finding my rhythm, I retraced my steps And headed west, to a lake which comforted me in bygone days The park around lay ravaged by our man made ways Trees which survived and construction equipment were cloaked in a dusty haze The Metro eventually would connect the city’s east to the west For now, winter’s migratory birds have forsaken this haven of roost and rest And we are anxiously awaiting this work to end Allow time for Mother Nature to heal and mend