A book, a candle,
a blanket around my knees;
otherwise, nothing.
A siren shrills
at dawn: no cock crows
in the city.
The ocean
of city lights below. Up here,
silence, contemplation.
A book, a candle,
a blanket around my knees;
otherwise, nothing.
A siren shrills
at dawn: no cock crows
in the city.
The ocean
of city lights below. Up here,
silence, contemplation.