Friday, er, saturday poetry

east river morning

A faceted shimmer glistens
in front of a red brick facade.

The brick building faces south-east;
basking in the morning autumn light.
Bricks are orange, red, pink, brown and every variation.
Windows and fire-escapes at close-set intervals;
shadows in sharp relief in the bright morning.

A regular pattern of black and white
flecks shimmer in front of the red.
Swirling back, forth, around and upward:
Whites glinting in the sun;
Grays and blacks fading to the background.
Living patterns move.

The pigeons fly up and out -
flock travelling as one.