Pulled off and parked
grass in front
pavement in back
Cars flitting like bright berries through
the green of the opposite bank
Sitting here is soothing and an urban reminder all at once.
The women in the car next to me do not enjoy the view.
Instead they huff on smokes
bicker exquisitely about something
borne away on the wind
like the last of the petals off the pollution-stunted cherry tree.
about me
- Jess
- Atlantic Coast, Canada
- Big city smartass girl married small town earnest boy, moved to new country. It was supposed to be a two-year stint, but it’s over twenty now. We have a dog, two big kids and three cats. The kids yell, the dog barks, and the cats shed. (sigh) I always need more coffee.
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Love the splashes of colour, the green of grass, the grey pavement, the smokey white and the berries/cherries. So much in so few words.
And the word exquisitely...it caused me to pause and know the scene better.
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