A crack in the sidewalk,
jagged and out of place
and I asked myself why
it wasn’t neat and orderly.
The answer rose beside
the question: because the
earth moves. But it doesn’t
stop me from stepping over it
or for children to draw with
chalk for a game of hopscotch
A crack in the sidewalk, jagged
and in the place it was given.
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”
~ Dr. Seuss
Summer time ~
a world of tomorrows
when schedules melt
in the heat
shift and sway
with the wind to
relieve us of
a tedium that has
become too normal ~ when we
can go our own way like
a drive down a road dappled in sunlight,
past grasses and wheat fields,
stroll through a farmers’ market
share an outdoor concert with friends
or just relax on a beach while
children of all ages play in a crystal lake
to end the day in well earned sleep.
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.”
~ Charles Bowden, author
off nuzzling pollen from other
flowers in this Prairie garden,
these flowers are reaching,
ready to welcome them
when it’s time, while looking
stunning in the afternoon sun.
“The bees are summer-busy every sunny afternoon...”
~ Hal Borland, author, journalist, naturalist
(1900 - 1978)
