in Vienna is abandoned
the historic cobble stone
shines wetted thru‘ drizzle
that stained historic facades.
Children play around
the holocaust memorial
tourists take snaps from
bronzed monumental Lessing
who watches the square
and the temple
editing his last play.
Some visitors talk in
foreign languages
in a sing-song-way
that soothes heated minds
stirred-up by a pandemic of
influenza.
Just carry on writing
the exhibiting artist and
photographer says
to the visiting poet
who floats above the square
like a ZG-Art fantasy.
It’s December and at 4:30 pm
the square turns pitch black
it’s time to fetch T’s lottery
tickets and then pay a visit
to the Red bank at Kierling
before travelling home
to a village called Weidling.
zoltanzelan
ZJG-Poetry’16.