I stand on the eastern side
of the rainbow bridge
without a passport
I cannot cross
The sunless day offers
slate gray backdrops
to white billows
rising from roaring falls
During the night
I watched the towers
of the city on the opposite shore
it's lights sparkled
throughout the evening
illuming descending flurries
like bits of pastel graffiti
On the morn of my birthday
the snow squalls rise and fall
suspending snowflakes
in an aerial dance
Yes, it is time to dance....
Music Selection
Yo Yo Ma & Rosa Passos
"O Amor Em Paz"
(Jobim)
Niagara Falls
1/30/17
jbm
Feb 9, 2017
Feb 9, 2017 at 1:13 PM UTC
I stand on the eastern side
of the rainbow bridge
without a passport
I cannot cross
The sunless day offers
slate gray backdrops
to white billows
rising from roaring falls
During the night
I watched the towers
of the city on the opposite shore
it's lights sparkled
throughout the evening
illuming descending flurries
like bits of pastel graffiti
On the morn of my birthday
the snow squalls rise and fall
suspending snowflakes
in an aerial dance
Yes, it is time to dance....
Music Selection
Yo Yo Ma & Rosa Passos
"O Amor Em Paz"
(Jobim)
Niagara Falls
1/30/17
jbm
my birthday poem
composed at Niagara Falls, NY
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