City life

Breath at Dawn

(Petrarchan Sonnet)

Time courses through these busy streets each day,

This early morning is a breathing space

Before the milling crowds come out to race.

I like the city best not on display.

I wrap my scarf to keep the wind at bay

And walk the early riser’s steady pace;

The few who share this hour know their place

And I, at times like these, know why I stay.

The hum of life is moving all around

In stories behind eyes and windows here;

It smells of promise, coffee freshly-ground,

Of dampened pavement, sunrise drawing near;

And slowly as the city finds its sound

The tumult of the day will reappear.

Original work by Olivia, all rights reserved. Previously published in Soul of Wit, which you can buy here, an ebook of microfiction that includes this and other short works by myself, as well as a bunch of other authors. None of the profits go to me, in case you're wondering.

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courtesy of Ben