Summer Morning Sunset District

By Daisy Zamora

Overcast sky dissolves in pale light
on the row of spruce trees
— their round, feathery heads
closely knitted like a green cloud.

Hundreds of little windows stare across the street
from the endless rest home walls.

Last night’s rain shadow:
damp charcoal on the sidewalk.

A solitary homeless cart
sits empty in the silent shade.