Wind
It sweeps along the boulevard
And puts pedestrians on guard.
They clamp their hats down to their heads.
It whistles down from tall skyscrapers
And carries with it old newspapers.
It rips and tears them into shreds.
Rinny Templeton
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Night
Smoke blacked houses, each one sleeps.
Dust and gust and the prairie wind sweeps
Through the silence.
And on its breath blows an old refrain
Wheels pounding
Whistle sounding
Lonely wheels and moaning whistle
Midnight train.
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Lights
Neon lights Xeon lights Blinking through the misty nights Floor Show Nightly — Shoes Reheeled Monarch Coffee — Vacuum Sealed. Flashing lights Dashing lights Send their message through the nights Transients Welcome — Drink Bock Beer At the National — Movie of the Year. Lights turn off Dark again Dark and silent in the rain.
Symphony
Sing me no song of Chicago For Chicago itself is a song. It's a song that is noisy and tuneless It's a song that is played all day long.
In its base are the pulsating wheels Of trolleys and railroads and cars While its rhythm is strummed on the chatter That floats out of theatres and bars.
The dictaphones blurt out the chorus And cash registers ringing up fees And the rapid click-clack of the presses And staccato of typewriter keys.
The song becomes softer at nightfall A soft murmer heard in the park And its last note is played on the whistle Of the South Shore Electric at dark.
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