In our seventies, we walk
the streets of New York
one more time, stopping
to watch a pigeon in the
turret of an old church.
A quiet miracle that we
have made it this far. We
have hoisted each other
out of many ditches and
climbed the cliff of each
other’s knowing.
The pigeon nods and
then flies off. A small
group of street musicians
strut through the arch of
Washington Park, belting
out “When the saints
come marching in.”
But they already have.
A Question to Walk With: Describe a long term friendship and what that history means to you.
This is from my book of poems in progress, Unadorned.
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