Fringe Fantastic - Sample Poems
Cities United
In August
Edinburgh turns
into the city
of New York
On every street
American accents
coffee and art
nothing sleeps
Except that
there are still no
yellow taxis
or Statue of Liberty
Festival TV
in a coffee shop
by St. Andrews Square
I sit in the window
frothy coffee in my hand
behind me the staff
shout out fast orders
to clear the line
of thirsty customers
people pass the window
and sometimes they look
at me, looking at them
like a silent movie
a moment to relax
from festival bustle
the street outside
like festival TV
The Rose Street Ripper
A man in Rose Street
walks straight past me
head buried in book
finger planted in nose
I wonder, does he realise
the enormity
of his achievement
One For The Show
Four hundred Scots
bladders like footballs
sit cramped on seats
laugh at the comedian
Every single one
wishing they never had
that one last drink
before they came in
Changing City
Edinburgh changes
when August comes
it fills with people
from foreign lands
blossoms with colour
like a fresh spring rose
All poems Copyright © 2005 Colin Galbraith
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