Shanty Town

Shanty Town

The sun goes down on Shanty Town
And drags all light away
And not one moonbeam touches ground
Though numerous are they.
Not even do the eyes of owls
Pervade the ebon plight
Where air is foul, where stray dogs howl,
And babes cry through the night.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Gauthier Avatar
February 15, 2021 at 10:32 AM
A pleasure to find your lovely poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology, Janice~
Turner Avatar
September 14, 2020 at 8:50 PM
Pretty dark, Janice. No pun intended. It definitely makes one think.
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