mourn commences beneath
pearlescents manhattan pall
sidewalks glistening after
nocturnal / drizzle / حساس

café awnings unfurl beside brownstone stoops, while distant traffic mutters through canyon-like avenues (measured perambulation follows broadway toward quieter blocks.) passing newsstands, ironwork balconies and vestibules steeped in metropolitan patina

      
      every corner bears different vignette
      rendering ordinary urban passage
      strangely picturesque beneath
      september’s cool argent light ♥🍴
                                                                  

                                          
tumult gradually acquires contours / مدينة
water reflects fragmented illumination from towers across the shoreline, producing tremulous ribbons of argent and gold 👜✶ benches remain damp beneath sycamore branches, while bicycles glide through intermittent pools of lamplight.