Let us imagine, we write together!
You come for a visit,
From Germany, the Philippines, Singapore,
India, Nepal, even from industrial Leeds,
Bring me some Aussies and some Kiwis,
Green Tennessee, Nevada City (Ca?), the Canadian Plains
Hampshire & Haverford, where the H's get lost,
Even London, where everything is pensive expensive!
Cannot forget Minnesota, hotbed of poets restless.
If you are crosstown, let's meet on the Great Lawn in
Central Park, by Shakespeare's castle,
Let us turn my, now our, town into a belle-ville!
Side by side,
Stride for stride,
Manhattan, we connive
As our source, spring waters
For inspiration.
You come to me not as tourist,
But as explorer.
Ever-after twenty blocks,
Movement ceased, halted,
The mile, approximately travelled,
We then stop-sit.
Park bench, museum steps, bus stop,
Street curb, ok ok, Starbucks!
We each write a poem.
Exchange fluid words.
No proceeding until each have
Completed composing.
That's the rule.
A poem per mile.
I see this lovely island,
As home,
The sidewalk cracks, my veins,
The harshest of noises, my siren harmonies,
The dirt, my soul food.
But you, fresh eyes for me to
Discover what's been missed, for
Familiarity breeds cataracts,
Clouds the visionary.
I need you beside me
To be my teacher
To see my city
Anew.