City Unborn
Out
on the sidewalk fringe
gulls converse in hostile tones.
Church doors open,
taking in all who care
to milk their withered souls.
Construction in the distance.
Towels hanging from clotheslines.
A dead pigeon lies
crushed on the road,
ignored
like the blazing buttercups
and love.
Allison
Grayhurst
Allison Grayhurst is a member of the
League of Canadian Poets. Five times nominated
for “Best of the Net”, 2015/2017/2018, she has over 1200 poems published
in over 475 international journals and anthologies. She has 21 published books
of poetry, six collections and six chapbooks. She lives in Toronto with her
family. She is a vegan. She also sculpts, working with clay; www.allisongrayhurst.com
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