sizzling concrete under August sun
a group of girls jump rope
an elderly woman sits by her window
reminiscing about her youth
a mother pushes a stroller
while a boy zips by on a bike
on a stoop a man sits sipping a soda
- Written for Quadrille #353:Jumpstart your Poem
Loving this little slice of life perspective!
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I like the juxtaposition of the young girls and the elderly woman.
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ReplyDeleteperfect title and a swell poem, Maria
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