The Avenue

The Avenue

it is a delight to get up early, say, six o'clock 
the day smells fresh and the Avenue so busy at day time 
looks comely and the many commercial banks look coy
as do the hair salons, nail bars and the yoga club.
it is is a wealthy neighbourhood, my wife cuts my hair
and she goes to a modest hairdresser in a part of the town
more modest.
Why I can´t understand is why people sleep so late 
get up at ten when the best part of the day is over, dormant
under skeptical duvet breathing in the stale air 
of slumber that has lasted too long.
Coffee is right in the morning I get mine at the petrol station 
I drink my coffee and talk to no one
and the dogs taking their owner for a stroll have stopped 
barking at me wagging of tails instead.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Krutsinger Avatar
July 18, 2020 at 2:24 AM
You have made a sliver of life come "to life" Jan. Well done.
Hansen Avatar
July 18, 2020 at 2:47 AM
thank you, Caren Krutsinger
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