Stirred

all the clouds widened on the river stretched
the electric eel thames slept
swans for pillows
rejected dropped cigarettes..

beneath the liminal space flew the birds
escalating on snowy blue stairs of sky
the rollerbladed skater arced a scarlet umbrella
to wand the benday dot skyline..

glassy rivulets off the mossy bank sprang
somersaults of snipped limpid string
such lush composition whet sore coffee break-eyes
lavishing its panacea for the steely dullness between..

between those lines slipped light
glowed around the closed timeline curve
as a zebra crossed people for pelicans
wispy rain marbled my coffee..

the high-viz jacket of the creamy turmeric sun
wished a cloak over the slate-bright satin air
seconds stretched out like mercury drops
the night of the workday an evening away..