
London
by Cecilia Xu
Church bells chiming
Poets rhyming
Raindrops falling
Parkland sprawling
Banners swaying
Brass bands playing
Squirrels dashing
River splashing
Royals waving
Red brick paving
Castles rising
Birds surprising
Ice cream scooping
Pigeons pooping
Pound cake baking
History-making
Libraries hushing
Locals rushing
Clouds obscuring
Tea-procuring
Buses rumbling
Buildings crumbling
Tube lines screeching
Swans beseeching
Buskers singing
Phone booths ringing
Sparrows hopping
Popcorn popping
Cathedrals arching
Protest marching
Taxis swerving
Eye observing
Deadpan faces
Ancient places
Bike wheels turning
Bridges burning
Cecilia Xu is a Chinese-Kiwi doctor and poet living in Melbourne. She has published over 30 poems and essays, with work appearing in journals such as the New Zealand Poetry Society Anthology, Signals and Verge. When she’s not writing she can be found playing music and petting other people’s dogs.