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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Thanks De.
DeleteI like the juxtaposition of the young girls and the elderly woman.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading.
DeleteSmooth
ReplyDeleteThank you Ron.
Deleteperfect title and a swell poem, Maria
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa.
DeleteTrue summer life
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading Bjorn.
DeleteI love the scene you've painted for us here. Exactly like a summer snapshot.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sunra.
DeleteSuch an absorbing scene - I can see it so clearly.
ReplyDeleteThank you Freya.
DeleteNice one Arcadia
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my blog
Much love
Great snapshots of memories...
ReplyDeleteI love how you take is into these scenes - Jae
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