i) flat rounds of bread
the baker kneels
above the oven pit
flame red in his face
still dark dawn
ii) raisins piled high
street vendor tends
soft colorful pyramids
six varieties at least
flat sweet fruit
iii) old women knit and
walk, fingers automatic
they climb into the bus
filthy metal and plastic
only utilitarian sweaters
iv) snow slush at the curb
swirling black, leap
from the taxi, school
girls in rubber boots
thick neck warmers
v) evening street foods
perched on ice, waiting
for grilled lamb, onions
dim lamps lit, the men
breathe frozen white
Author Bio:
Emily Strauss has an M.A. in English, but is self-taught in poetry, which she has written since college Over 300 of her poems appear in a wide variety of online venues and in anthologies, in the U.S. and abroad. The natural world is generally her framework; she also considers the stories of people and places around her. She is a semi-retired teacher living in California.
the baker kneels
above the oven pit
flame red in his face
still dark dawn
ii) raisins piled high
street vendor tends
soft colorful pyramids
six varieties at least
flat sweet fruit
iii) old women knit and
walk, fingers automatic
they climb into the bus
filthy metal and plastic
only utilitarian sweaters
iv) snow slush at the curb
swirling black, leap
from the taxi, school
girls in rubber boots
thick neck warmers
v) evening street foods
perched on ice, waiting
for grilled lamb, onions
dim lamps lit, the men
breathe frozen white
Author Bio:
Emily Strauss has an M.A. in English, but is self-taught in poetry, which she has written since college Over 300 of her poems appear in a wide variety of online venues and in anthologies, in the U.S. and abroad. The natural world is generally her framework; she also considers the stories of people and places around her. She is a semi-retired teacher living in California.
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