Beneath the arcade’s polite old sign,
One man devours his lunch on time.
A child walks slowly, eyes downcast,
Texting her way through the present fast.
Sun and shadow divide the street
History strolls while screens compete.
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On Swan Street, night leans in close,
cups clink like quiet punctuation.
Striped cotton, dark curls, a half-finished sentence
held between fork and thought.
Faces tilt toward one another,
words moving faster than the traffic glow.
Around them, the city keeps eating and talking,
while this small table holds
the whole weight of the evening.
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On Swan Street, night loosens its tie
glasses clink, voices lean close to light,
men bend over bowls and small talk,
while footsteps pass like brief commas.
The city breathes between tables,
and dinner lingers longer than the hour.
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