Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Night Sounds

No roosters crowing to greet the dawn

No midnight freight train wailing

No chirping crickets or the 'ta-whoo' of owls

Rumble of the night-time underground mail route

Plaintive cry of the sea-gull

Police cars siren. . .'wee-oh', 'wee-oh'

Arabic laughter in the darkness*

LONDON!

*Middle Eastern people gather on the streets to socialize in late evening because 
they stay inside during the day in their homelands because of the heat.

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