San Jose

        a sweep of the tail

        of the seven bar zebra

        erases the curfew



        youngsters cruise

        in rock blasting boats

        of a stone river of

        San Jose downtown



        the open window--the

        Mozart of my opera house

        directs sailors, beggars, angels

        in blue and white

        to the cell of my dreams



        San Jose sings to me in spanish

        english

        chinese

        dust

        has covered your stereo

        your cd player spins no frisbees



        welcome my city i say

        already asleep









                           Wlodzimierz Holsztynski ©

                                   1995-08-7/8