blooming through two cities

Daniela and Shoilee both live in New York City. Shoilee grew up in Queens, and Daniela moved to Brooklyn after growing up in Chicago. The following poems depict their journeys of life in the city.

wandering through the city’s sky

sitting in a rushing time machine
the warm lights of the q-train slowly bring
tranquility to the little girl
as the train lifts itself overground

she stares out the window
as the brooklyn bridge sends it’s bright smile
across the deep blue flowing water of the east river
a view to admire from her speeding train

the sun begins to sleep
as she takes a look, mesmerized at the sky
soft peach patches and periwinkle brushstrokes,
a soft lavender and passionate citrus color

making up the sun setting scene 
complemented by sparkling building lights
she smiles in awe
inhaling the view 

calmly breathing in the light
the color
the beauty
bringing her to peace 

as she slowly heads back underground

Windy City Winters

The city buzzes with electricity 
People huddle under the heat lamps
Relishing in the warm embrace while the train arrives 
Silently watching as the last gold threads unravel from the sky 

The wind rises and takes flight – making her way through the darkness
          Weaving through her city – unnoticed
                             Floating above the alleyways that swallow secrets
          She folds through the library’s gargoyles 
                                              And curves through the concrete lions that guard the city 

Skyscrapers begin to slow dance with the wind
The frosted lake cracks like a burning fire 
Snow-heavy clouds bask in the shadowed reflection from their favorite sculpted mirror 

The last train comes to a screeching halt
A blanket of snow tucks the city away for the night
                  The wind lets out a heavy roar
                          As she carries the sounds of her city in her wake