It Fell in the City: January 2007 - Poems


It Fell in the City By Eve Merriam

It fell in the city, It fell through the night, And the black rooftops All turned white. Red fire hydrants All turned white. Blue police cars All turned white. Green garbage cans All turned white. Gray sidewalks All turned white. Yellow NO PARKING signs All turned white When it fell in the city All through the night.
	Art by Melanie Hall.

From Blackberry Ink by Eve Merriam. Copyright c 1985 Eve Merriam. Used by permission of Marian Reiner.