Small town

Life in this small town
splashes across its pavements
it is swept
along with detritus
in the pre-dawn hours
amidst cockerel crow
and moonset serenade
it melts the freeze on car windows
shimmers in a sudden morning heat
up against the single story skyline
distorting mural images
it echoes and grinds and
sighs
weaving soundscapes with traffic
this morning too
as a kitten somewhere purrs
it stretches
delicious in the half-light
of an uncertain winter.