Inauguration

Thanks to Joan Szymko, I have my very own poetry post. Thanks to Ethan Smith it is rooted in place in my parking strip on 6oth Ave. South between Cooper and Norfolk in Seattle. Below is its inaugural poem.

Ballad of the Morning Streets

---

Amiri Baraka

The magic of the day is the morning

I want to say the day is morning high

and sweet, good

morning.

The ballad of the morning streets, sweet

voices turns

of cool warm weather

high around the early windows grey to blue

and down again amongst the kids and

broken signs, is pure love magic, sweet day

come into me, let me live with you

and dig your blazing