Sunday, January 28, 2007

A Typical Sunday Walk with You in Wellington

(25 July 2006) TL & MM

Grove Rd from Glenn glade and colonnade
gentrified villas on Tinakori Road
stand shoulder to shoulder
like spruced up courtesans languidly playing for trade
At Hill St, a wistful turn
a mother's alma mater, cherished brick and stone
sits overlooking Parliament

Like moths, we are drawn down the labyrth of ramps and underpasses
across Molesworth St, emerging to greet Fortress America
the star-spangled fluttering proudly in the breeze
--an attempt at a photo thwarted [a security risk]
Lazily down, Pipitea Street for silent prayer and meditation
we walk hand in hand.

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