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(From the October 2000 issue)

 

Cranes Away

 

Cranes alive! Cranes everywhere!

Throughout our skyline.

Part of every sunrise and sunset.

Hoggin' the fog.

Waitin' for any urinatin' dog.

The towers swing, the towers sway.

They lift. They often drop

What they thought they got.

Awesome! Gruesome!

Oblivious to traffic snarls.

Once done, we'll not miss them.

Recalling maybe contributions

Toward the city's growth.

They'll come down and somewhere

They'll rise again.

Though not promised in any guideline book.

Yet they keep doin' their thing.

Despite our "cranes away" smirky look.

 

&endash; DON JACCAUD