Waiting At Pier 11

Helicopters hover;
Boats bounce on the waves.
Seagulls swoop and pigeons strut;
A toddler misbehaves.

Tourists take their selfies;
Cars in traffic crawl.
New construction blocks the sky 
With buildings thin and tall.

Water laps the pilings;
Clouds conceal the sun.
Another session waiting
For the ferry has begun.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 9/27/2019 11:02:00 AM
What an image this has created in my mind while I was reading it !! Beautifully crafted :)
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Date: 9/26/2019 6:39:00 PM
If you were an artist, your paint would never dry! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 9/26/2019 3:51:00 PM
Really nice my friend. I love the way your poems always flow so smoothly and make me feel like I am singing them while reading.
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Date: 9/26/2019 3:41:00 PM
I can picture the scene so clearly Ilene... perhaps one day I will see it for real and not just in my minds eye:-) hugs Jan xx
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