Warm-Up

Construction has been going on Right by my river walk, Where workers dig and man machines As seagulls swoop and squawk. This morning, though, I came upon An unexpected sight, Unusual enough to fill me With a strange delight. For, clad in hard hats and in vests Of safety neon-green, Construction workers exercised, A gym-class-like routine. There must have been two dozen men, The foreman in the lead, All striking poses, looking Pretty good, I must concede. I watched them for a minute, Then they broke to start their day, Their early morning workout Like a macho man ballet.