Company
Harold Bowes

When the company leaves,
while they keep us in their memories,
things take on an added significance
as we go about our lives.
The light is brighter,
objects stand out
starkly against one another,
and the brightly hued paint on buildings
stings our eyes.
For a while we feel like characters in a novel.
For a time there is a plot,
a reason for this.

© 2002 Harold Bowes