on dawn (sparrows)

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

Blackbird calling Time!
Marking its territory

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

across the terrace
two floors down
a glass door slides
plastic wheels on plastic runner
the shallow cough of a restless smoker
desperate for fresh toxicity
scrape of metal chair on balcony tiles
click of lighter
exhalation of first fag drag
into steel grey light

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

sparrow chirp leads to sparrow chirps
gabbling of gathering
on dusty tiles, on table
between the palm tree leaves
and their papery rustling

the steady stir of the Mediterranean

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

Push
     Rush
          Swoosh
                 Breathe

~

CLP 04/03/2025