Shuttered morning in the secret city
Sunlight falls like wine
2.
The container ships pass silently
With deafening waves
3.
The homeless have the most sympathetic eyes
They give their beads to the tourist in a wheelchair
4.
He played Wagon Wheel on his washboard
As if it wasn't just another day
5.
The old man by the river is genteel enough
To pretend civilization has ended here too
But he's held on for years just like this
Muddy with ghosts
6.
The river is purple
The moment all the beads and flags
Have been waiting for
7.
Full moon birds continue to fly
Above the rising theater lights
