Coit Tower
On the Rooftop
 
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in the center of the
                city
in the center of the
                valley
surrounded by
                mountains
and the far off invisible
                Himalayas
 
standing on the rooftop
above the winding stair
I see in all directions:
 
the rising and crumbling
                buildings
the smoky haze over the
                highway
the five-colored prayer flags
                swaying
the piles of broken wood and
                corrugated iron
 
and above it all
eternally
 
the curves of the stony
                 hills
the sun setting
                behind them
 
with endless light
and endless
                sky
 
—Joe Shakarchi
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