Hello Steemians!

I just wanted to say a quick hello to everyone on this exciting site and give you a poem for your perusal. I am 47 and wrote quite a lot when I was younger. I spent about ten years going in and out of psych wards for a mental illness that I have, but I am doing very well now and thought I'd start writing again. Some will be poetry, some will be experimental writings I have done, and some will be autobiographical. I am looking forward to joining the steemit community! ![rain-steemit2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWv2kYtMNQH1RP1UgHnDKC1UQvcnJZ6aKUgYqToh3j3mm/rain-steemit2.jpg) Note: The photo is of me passed through an AI style transfer. I know there are apps to do this, but if you're interested some code in python to do this (that I did NOT write) can be found here: https://github.com/lengstrom/fast-style-transfer

Stoplight

Standing on a corner at dusk Quarter moon above skyscraper I watch the stoplights Slowly changing, soft rhythms That seem to speak of things Silent, and unspoken, masters Of the city's breath They seem to be speaking to me About what I do not know And underneath, the orange hand flashing The silhouette in white of a man Walking, all so strange Those lights, constantly changing And changing, markers of time Yet it does not matter If it's day or evening, or if weeks pass Or even months, they just keep rhythmically changing As though time weren't real Keeping us in line Red yellow green Standing on street corner Quarter moon above skyscraper.

[@taris](https://steemit.com/@taris)