============================================================================= Windowgazer ============================================================================= Through the obfuscating mesh The weary tree scales the windows A shower of green A natural rest Slowing to a stop in the middle of my attention People walking by Einstein’s and the Chenango Room Under the watchful eye of Library Tower North Scattered pieces of a coliseum Lounging in the overcast glow Before and after the rain comes In weather’s stillness I sit Restless with questions None of them coherent I miss that somber dim afternoon Across the world from an endless seaside park Alabaster pods by the rush of the ocean Staring out at the discolored horizon Taking in the frenzied hope and jubilee of children at play The 3:00 bell rings over Bartle and all the children are silent