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It Fell in the City

By Eve Merriam
Art by Melanie Hall

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It fell in the city,
It fell through the night,
And the black rooftops
All turned white.Red fire hydrants
All turned white.
Blue police cars
All turned white.Green garbage cans
All turned white.
Gray sidewalks
All turned white.Yellow NO PARKING signs
All turned white
When it fell in the city
All through the night.
 
  It Fell in the City

From Blackberry Ink by Eve Merriam. Copyright c 1985 Eve Merriam.
Used by permission of Marian Reiner.