street music

T h i s c i t y:
t h e
a l w a y s
n o i s e
g r i n d i n g
up from the
s u b w a y s
u n d e r g r o u n d:
slamming from bus tires
and taxi horns and engines
of cars and trucks in all

v o c a b u l a r i e s
of
clash
flash
screeching
hot metal l a n g u a g e
c o m b i n a t i o n s:
as p l a n e s
o v e r h e a d
r o a r
an
o r c h e s t r a
of rolling drumsand
battle blasts assaulting
my ears
w i t h
t h e
a l w a y s
n o i s e of
t h i s c i t y:

street music.

by Arnold Adoff