views from a balcony

spring

the seagulls fly round, cawing

waterlogged in tall green grass, the abandoned truck waits

the train rattles by

summer

the seagulls fly round, cawing

surrounded by dry grass, searing to the touch, the abandoned truck waits

the train rattles by

autumn

the seagulls fly round, cawing

observing the departing geese, the abandoned truck waits

the train rattles by

winter

the seagulls fly round, cawing

snow-covered, shivering, the abandoned truck waits

the train rattles by

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