Warm-Up

Construction has been going on

Right by my river walk,

Where workers dig and man machines

As seagulls swoop and squawk.

This morning, though, I came upon

An unexpected sight,

Unusual enough to fill me

With a strange delight.

 

For, clad in hard hats and in vests

Of safety neon-green,

Construction workers exercised,

A gym-class-like routine.

 

There must have been two dozen men,

The foreman in the lead,

All striking poses, looking

Pretty good, I must concede.

 

I watched them for a minute,

Then they broke to start their day,

Their early morning workout

Like a macho man ballet.