“A long way from the Andes”

Vandal Poem of the Day: May 15, 2020

 by Michael O’Brien

A long way from the Andes
the sound of a wooden flute
rides up the escalator
at Lexington Avenue.

Sudden as birds
two girls’ hands
break into conversation
across the car.
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Published in Michael O'Brien Poems

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