hammering of horns

hanging artworks too

hurry for tonight's exhibition

fridge fan desk fan white noise

voiceless voice radio noiseless

children's shouts scout ears

speakers thrum past wide white windows

where baby fronds peep in and

wheels rush by on pliant asphalt;

over rooftops three thin black and orange flags fastflow

an alto sax steadily keens

low ceilings pull down pregnant clouds

that won't break water or birth rain

but break wind in deeply cushioned

and irregular woolly waves

i bite the  limegreen centre

of the bright carrot

with crisp teeth