Making It Up As I Go Along #589

Edinburgh

An unknown city in darkness

Accompanied by dreary rain

The train that left in sunshine

Brings us to both a new country

And new season.

The street glistens with wet streetlight

But the sidewalks

The sidewalks are entombed in the shadows

The world here all shades of black

We march on.

Wheeled baggage clatters

Bumping along unknown walks

Making us clumsy in our trek

Causing shadow people to stop and watch

Our alien sidewalk parade.

We peer an archway

An old column of steps

Sagged concrete from wear

The light from above silhouettes a figure

Drunkenly stomping towards

We avert our gaze

Return to the task at hand

Dragging bumbling bags

We quicken our pace

In hopes to avoid the shadows

Another is passed

Curled within the corner

Where bricks meet concrete

A great vent blasting heat into the night

We clamor through the shadow’s bedroom

Then light beckons us forward

Through windows we see civilized warmth

Chatting patrons holding golden cups

Gulping frothy brews

Before returning to laughing comradery.

Unsure if this is real or mirage

We push on ahead

Hope quickens our steps

Faith we’ve left no one behind

We’re too focused to turn and check.

And then we’re here

A deep breath allows us a headcount

Like swimming up from great depth

With lungs bursting for air

We break the surface

And via automatic door

We step from the night into sanctuary

With lounging chairs

Tailored smiles behind a counter

Granting us rooms with a few keyboard clicks.

Our journey at an end

Uncertainty survived

We part ways with weary words

To warm beds and a wifi blanket

Drifting off to dreams

Of Edinburgh.

TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY…

--- Dayshift alone.  I’m alone now for a while.  Mona on vacation until September. 

--- Both days are much the same.  Not so busy that I can’t keep up but busy enough that there isn’t much break.

THURSDAY…

--- Pizza for Sarah and I at work.  Kept going pretty busy through the night as well.  Go steady until around 1:00 AM.

FRIDAY…

--- Deal with a bit of workplace silliness.  It always amazes me how rules are set up then expected, by some, to be ignored.  Anyway, sometimes it’s nice to just say no.

SATURDAY…

--- Pretty quiet day.  A walk and lay low.

SUNDAY…

--- Get some veggies at the little street side market.  Do a walk.  Laundry.  Some TV.

MONDAY…

--- Another walk and some cleaning around the house.