San Jose

        a sweep of the tail
        of the seven bar zebra
        erases the curfew
        youngsters cruise
        in rock blasting boats
        of a stone river of
        San Jose downtown
        the open window--the
        Mozart of my opera house
        directs sailors, beggars, angels
        in blue and white
        to the cell of my dreams
        San Jose sings to me in spanish
        english
        chinese
        dust
        has covered your stereo
        your cd player spins no frisbees
        welcome my city i say
        already asleep

                           Wlodzimierz Holsztynski ©
                                   1995-08-7/8