Bridge

 The clamour at train stops where hundreds take

Harbour by numbers as carriages climb.

Ferries in overdrive bisect the time,

Deep blue and pale blue stripes black girders make.

Apartments populate landfall hillsides

Between crisscrosses: islands and beaches,

Nautilus landmarks, yachts’ closest reaches

Brilliant in day haze, extravagant pride.

The bridge glides by into spraycan cuttings

Inscribed in vision its inkblack station

In life (not a fast fitting out of joint)

A signature above the line point-to-point,

Dated at permanent occupation,

Firm flourish with the owners’ air jutting.