Monday, May 15, 2006

On Holiday (Liv Carlson)

America
Green acres and purple sky
Yellow houses


England
Island of green hills and sheep
Rainy days


Steaming cups of tea
Uni students in a queue
The flat London sky


Train station
The big clock strikes one
Travelers run


Cloudy moors
Cliffs upon the ocean’s edge
Foggy Foothills


Rock
Black and rough volcanic ash
Many brick walls


“Bonjour, merci!”
croissant, baguette, escargot
Eiffel Tower


Rollerbladers
in Notre Dame’s shadow
Men selling art


Blood red sun
setting on the piazza
smallest country


Volcanic ash
Body cast in cement
At Pompeii

Bicycles
Ride down the canals
Smoke in the air


Dark beer,
Calico cat at my feet
Amsterdam


Big fast cars
Large portions of food to eat
America
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WRT310 Creative Writing, Spring 2006
Published with poet's permission

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