East River

under a misty
overcast with
threatening rain
as waves slap
stained walls
while traffic
jams and jives
north, south
around
and over
with constant
over reaching
turbulent noise
broadcasting the
language of
a city breathing
in and out

Dr. Roger Singer is the Poet Laureate of Old Lyme, Connecticut. He has had over 1,000 poems published on the internet, magazines, and in books and is a 2017 Pushcart Prize Award Nominee. He is also the President of the Shoreline Chapter of the Connecticut Poetry Society.