And the poem flows, too, Andrew. Neatly done....
Doug
On 4-Nov-09, at 3:37 AM, Andrew Burke wrote:
> ‘The river whispers in m y ear.’
>
> Bob Dylan
>
>
> the flow that flows on
> through the banks
>
> brings the clay
> to make the bricks
> that built the city …
>
> if only it knew
> those citizens shift and shape
> its banks to
>
> build their freeways
> on ramps
> off ramps
>
> traffic flows across where
> the river once flowed.
>
>
>
> --
> Andrew
>
> 'Beyond City Limits', pub. ICLL @ ECU, available at topnotch indie
> bookshops - list at http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>
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