Urban life

Imagine a city in the night

windows 
HIGH, on tall houses-night
scattered yellow- lights
outside.. car horns scream- Still
soundly.. people dream
safe up in their cosy nests-neatly
like little squirrels they rest- ANIMALS
........and the city is their forest

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

You gave me the hustle and bustle and the sounds of the city, from the perspective of living in a high rise flat. I was born in the capital city of my country, but can honestly say, that sort of living isn't for me. I have got used to rural living now. Plenty of imagery in your lines.

Chris

[Frederika]

Thank you for your read and your kind comment. I'm glad the poem stirred some memories for you.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i can relate to this so well having been born and raised in the Bronx.
We lived in a five story apartment building on the fifth floor.
and yes, those sounds of cars, car horns from the Major Deegan Expressway...
we were surely way up in our nest.
Besides relating to the poem...I see you are from Sweden....My folks lived there for two years in the seventies...my dad was transferred a lot when he worked with Texaco.
the city is like a concrete jungle...that is a truth.
j.

[Frederika]

The bronx. I have heard this name in movies, but never been there. Anyway, thank you for read and your kind comment.

[Rye]

I really like this piece, kinda truthful really. Nicely written and expressed

[Frederika]

thank you for your kind comment

[NotUsinganymore]

Urban life is fun. I live in a big city in a country that has the fastest internet speed in the entire world and download rate. So I can easily download a bunch of stuff quickly! The night is beautiful too!

[Frederika]

Cities by night are often beautiful. It can seem like a djungle sometimes though also it is very harsh. If you are rich, or middle class= great. If not, you can't even afford a small apartment