In downtown Dili
As the Peacekeepers’ trucks rumbled importantly by
(their helicopters clacking overhead)
And the children made their way to their teacherless schools
And the dust seeped into every crack and pore,
Someone
Had thoughtfully covered
The bottomless pothole in the centre of the road
With a delicate parasol.
jpm
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Hi Julie,
These little pieces of poetry are fantastic! Keep them coming!
beautiful – you are indeed a poet