Doors and Poets

From this seat, a small window

frames the street; a door swings

on its hinges. Who's to know

what the welcome brings?

.

Here comes a backpack with a laptop

looking for a hot spot.

Is it be-bop, is it hip-hop?

No, it's a cool cat with a top knot.

.

Here comes a white shirt with dark glasses

collared by a black tie.

Is it the business look that passes

as a brief case of who am I?

.

Doors, and poets, are trained in etiquette

they welcome those they haven’t met.

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© Tim Grace, 8 April 2011

(Revised: 2 November 2022)