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Vanitha Sankaran's Pick:
Just Another Work Day
by Ruth Mark

"What I love about this piece is the mixture of sights, sounds and smells, of nature and of the messy innovations that man creates. It's an evocative portrait of the chaos in our daily lives."

  Just Another Work Day by Ruth Mark

Sprouting up and out of the moving
white carpet, the trees push
skywards, their roots hidden
in the swirl, while a golden orange ball
glows low on the horizon and there
is a stillness around here, despite
the traffic, despite the persistent smell
of manure mixed with petrol,
while the never-ending road
cuts a deep gash through everything
pushes her forward, destination
south in the morning, north in the
evening, traveling like all the
other commuters. Just another work day.

 
 

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