William Marr

William Marr Jul 2020

you slow feet that walk step by step

be quiet and move aside

make way for the wheels in fast approach

blowing horns and puffing black smoke

#traffic #pollution #city #scene

William Marr Jul 2020

DAYBREAK

a pair of birds making love on the branch
shake down an innocent leaf

smack! with the slap of a huge palm
a newborn utters its first cry
while the exhausted moon shuts her eyes
to the sun’s ever reddening face

#morning #song #moon #sun

William Marr Jul 2020

SUN UMBRELLA

competing with the sunny world for glory
you prop up a flowery umbrella
a little sky of your own

then you turn your head around
and with a sweet smile
scorch a pair of eyes
hidden behind
a sunglasses

#sky #umbrella #sunglasses

William Marr Jul 2020

STILL LIFE

standing by the window
an emaciated vase
is singing a sentimental ballad
while tearing down
from its heart
petal by petal
the withered
love

#vase #flower #love

William Marr Jul 2020

FLYING -- for a famed 12-year-old girl writer in China

from hearing the word flying
to
thinking of flying
to
longing to fly
to
learning to fly
to
flapping her wings

she finally
soared high into the sky
amid the applause and cheers

that was when she realized
the immensity
of the universe

#writer #girl #fame

William Marr Jul 2020

FRIENDSHIP

you wave your hand
without glancing back
walk towards the horizon
becoming a tiny dot
and disappear

with a heavy heart I turn around
yet find you right there

by my side

#friend #depart

William Marr May 2020

ON NOVEL CRONA STREET

unmasked
big eyes
of glass windows

staring
at a sea
of emptiness

#covid19 #empty #street