I heard it’s graduation everywhere. It’s oblivious to me since I am neither schooling nor am I parent to a school kid. It must be swell to have several weeks of vacation. I miss it. We all do.
And so, our everyday life continues.
Here’s The Happy Mondays by The Innocence Mission:
The happy Mondays, we blow down alleyways in our raincoats, in afternoons.
Exterior of a bakery. Katipunan Ave., Quezon City, 10:22 A.M.
A boy cleaning a car for sale. Katipunan Ave., Quezon City, 10:24 A.M.
The imaginary dogs beside us are old friends, they will speak to you.
Dried leaves filled the sidewalk. Whiteplains Ave., Quezon City, 10:24 A.M.
It is summer time. Whiteplains Ave., Quezon City, 10:24 A.M.
The police waiting for violators. Whiteplains Ave. and Temple Drive, Quezon City, 10:25 A.M.
Happy in the daylight. Breathe out, breathe in the end of school time.
An ice cream vendor reads the news today. Temple Drive, Quezon City,10:25 A.M.
I was riding a taxi going anywhere. Temple Drive, Quezon City, 10:26 A.M.
Happy on the way home. The west side also feels, and they know, everything that I know.
A vendor catering to vehicles during stops. Green Meadows Ave., Quezon City, 10:28 A.M.
A traffic enforcer taking shade under a tree. Ortigas Ave., Quezon City, 10:28 A.M.
Construction workers resting for a while. Ortigas Ave., Quezon City, 10:28 A.M.
The happy Mondays, we are blue-green in the air, we are yellow, too.
A group of friends goofing around. Ortigas Ave., Quezon City, 10:28 A.M.
A delivery truck which seems to be delivering chickens. Ortigas Ave., Quezon City, 10:28 A.M.
The clouds of Pennsylvania break apart, they move away from me and from you.
Sidewalk vendors stationed at the waiting shed. Ortigas Ave., Quezon City, 10:29 A.M.
A sweeper in his morning duty. Ortigas Ave., Quezon City, 10:29 A.M.
Motorists during a traffic stoplight. Ortigas Ave. and Meralco Ave., Pasig City, 10:31 A.M.
Happy in the daylight. Breathe out, breathe in the end of school time.
A painter suspended from a building. Onyx Rd., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, 10:31 A.M.
A security guard striking a pose. Garnet Rd., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, 10:32 A.M.
Happy on the way home. The west side also feels, and they know,
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