Tuesday 1 March 2011

Queen St. (Toronto)

Ethiopia, Little Tibet,
every post another ten postings,
advertisements, long string of shops,
a soul of a city
sure of itself and its music,
Record shops, cannabis pipes,
Pho restaurants,
No accent seems to sound the same,
Except the repeated syllables 'coffee shop'
Six Starbucks, eh?
"Socialism is the new conservatism"
"Why a Canadian aid ship is needed for Gaza,
break the blockade."
The evening ladies' group at the knit shop
Peers around at each other, smiling,
A blast of cold air, the people are walking fast,
Don't let the cold catch.
Hockey in the park behind a woman exercising on
Cross-country skis
And an array of galleries and art supply boutiques.
I misread: "Ask is this for the community?"
Streams of smiling grafitti.



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