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Monday, November 11, 2024

A Wandering Eye

Such interesting things catch 

my eye when I’m out walking. 


A baby’s sock for instance. 

I wonder if the little one’s toes 


are cold, when it was noticed 

if there was a blanket and then 


I walk on and notice a mitten, 

left over from last winter still 


hanging from a twig, and my 

gaze shifts to a pink rock, midst 


a small yard of grey, beautiful 

in its difference. And there’s the 


leaves. In spring, their green haze  

wakens the trees; in summer, the 


trees are full of their life; in fall, 

they are dyed, dried, and curled, 


in winter there are hangers on 

that blacken against the snow. 


Noticing these things shows many

moments and progress of a city’s life.


“Keep your world small, keep your focus on the thing 

right in front of you and slowly wideout that world-view.”

~ Victor J. Glover, NASA Naval Aviator

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