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    Jim Wilson's Avatar
    Jim Wilson
     

    Walking the Renga Road

    The Sundial


    Heaps of leaves cover
    The stone sundial in the park
    By a stone angel

    A visitor slowly strolls
    His "Visitor's Guide" in hand

    Sold at the newsstand
    The latest tips on races
    And some candy bars

    While above the sound of cars
    An airplane seems to hover

    Drifts of snow cover
    The stone sundial in the park
    And the memorial

    The bronze plaque testimonial
    Long lists of forgotten names

    An old man who's lame
    Playing chess with a stranger
    He can hardly see

    "If it were left up to me
    We would build a highrise here"

    The councilman sneers,
    Grinning avariciously,
    And shakes someone's hand

    At the rickety newsstand
    People seem to speak lower

    The New Moon covers
    The stone sundial in the park
    With the touch of stars

    Observed through some jailhouse bars
    It looks like another world

    Like a dream unfurled
    After twenty years apart
    A surprised greeting

    At the small A.A. Meeting
    He's trying to recover

    While a hawk hovers
    Above the stone sundial
    In the city park

    An old dog can barely bark
    While the sun is rising fast

    "This is unsurpassed,
    These days that I've spent with you,
    I'd like them to last . . ."

    Holding hands as they walk past
    The smiling teenage lovers

    July shade covers
    The stone sundial in the park
    By the grove of trees

    Standing there, he looks displeased
    By the message he received

    "It's hard to believe
    That they would really fire me
    After all these years."

    There's an odd absence of fear,
    But other times were tougher

    Like when his mother
    Went to work day after day
    For very little pay

    Even so, she'd often say
    "Beauty's there to discover"

    Plum blossoms cover
    The stone sundial in the park
    By the great boulder

    Answering her granddaughter,
    Grandma says, "Now I'm older."
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    Re: Walking the Renga Road

    Delightful, Jim!

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    Re: Walking the Renga Road

    Thanks, Karl. Glad you enjoyed it.

    Best wishes
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