A concrete walkway, perhaps wide
enough for a car: fenced,
a few weeds, some leaves. A man in a blue
jacket opens a door
into a blank-faced building.
Against a plain
concrete wall one block long, one woman
waits beneath the bus stop sign
-- a flag of cheerfulness,
even though brown.
The black brick
jumping tower
at the fire station, a tree in front, a crow
overhead,
and no one walking or jumping or running...
Yellow,
on the other hand, does not lend
itself to blankness.
Jan Haag may be reached via e-mail: jhaag@u.washington.edu