Remaking the City from Day to Night
As the sun slowly recedes beneath the horizon, darkness creeps into the city. The streets begin to sigh and relax. Just around the corner, sounds of laughter erupt as city dwellers celebrate their successes of a day’s work well done! Yet above this frivolous play, babies demand to be heard, wanting their every needs to be met. A hungry alley cat sneaks into a trash bin, ready to challenge any vagabond for a nightly dinner. Occasionally, a fight erupts between cat and man over a remnant of meat or morsel of bread fallen from the hands of a busy eater on the run. "Shoo, get away!" comes the sound from an alley backdoor.
As the hot day mixes with the chill of the evening, a steamy fog rises above the city. Under the lampposts, the daytime workers shuffle anxiously awaiting their trolley to make a quick getaway to the suburbs. Benches gather a shimmer of dew, and a cloud begins to spew like a geyser from the city sewers. A misty rain, blended with motor fumes and warmed by the leftover heat of the day, leaves an odd but all too familiar smell in the city by night. No fear, these smells will wash away, as the night crew slowly swishes across the city in the wee hours of the night with hungry cleaning machines. Tomorrow’s streets will sparkle and smell squeaky clean! The process will begin anew.
As the city begins to hush, fireflies buzz and join the rhythm of the twinkling stars above. A red eye quietly steals across the sky, owning the airways! This nightglow in the city radiates beyond the earth’s atmosphere, signalling galaxies beyond.
Though the city sleeps, shadows lurk the streets and alleys in the darkness. Beware, the night holds the secrets of the city.
This is a "make and remake" idea as a continuation of the #clmooc writing summer project which I participated in during the summer of 2013. Feel free to remake this. Perhaps the day holds the secrets of the city? (The picture was taken today in the city as we anxiously awaited the Iowa State Fair to come down Grand Ave.)
Remaking the City from Day to Night
As the sun slowly recedes beneath the horizon, darkness creeps into the city. The streets begin to sigh and relax. Just around the corner, sounds of laughter erupt as city dwellers celebrate their successes of a day’s work well done! Yet above this frivolous play, babies demand to be heard, wanting their every needs to be met. A hungry alley cat sneaks into a trash bin, ready to challenge any vagabond for a nightly dinner. Occasionally, a fight erupts between cat and man over a remnant of meat or morsel of bread fallen from the hands of a busy eater on the run. "Shoo, get away!" comes the sound from an alley backdoor.
As the hot day mixes with the chill of the evening, a steamy fog rises above the city. Under the lampposts, the daytime workers shuffle anxiously awaiting their trolley to make a quick getaway to the suburbs. Benches gather a shimmer of dew, and a cloud begins to spew like a geyser from the city sewers. A misty rain, blended with motor fumes and warmed by the leftover heat of the day, leaves an odd but all too familiar smell in the city by night. No fear, these smells will wash away, as the night crew slowly swishes across the city in the wee hours of the night with hungry cleaning machines. Tomorrow’s streets will sparkle and smell squeaky clean! The process will begin anew.
As the city begins to hush, fireflies buzz and join the rhythm of the twinkling stars above. A red eye quietly steals across the sky, owning the airways! This nightglow in the city radiates beyond the earth’s atmosphere, signalling galaxies beyond.
Though the city sleeps, shadows lurk the streets and alleys in the darkness. Beware, the night holds the secrets of the city.
This is a "make and remake" idea as a continuation of the #clmooc writing summer project which I participated in during the summer of 2013. Feel free to remake this. Perhaps the day holds the secrets of the city? (The picture was taken today in the city as we anxiously awaited the Iowa State Fair to come down Grand Ave.)