It's a beautiful morning
outside in the sunlight
away from the windowless room
The sky is blue cloudless
the air still and cool
the sun already hot
Why this feeling of calm?
It is most unusual
a lady waits unhappily
An unvarnished wooden floor
murmuring consultations
behind closed doors
Snatches of conversation
in languages I don't understand
cinnamon & tumeric
From many offices the smell of coffee
inward looking people passing
a pair of woodpidgeons
Flying from the palm tree opposite
through the noise of the traffic
their bubbling contentedness
It's a beautiful morning