Neighborhood

I like to walk my neighborhood 

Today I took a new route
stepping into the arboretum wood
forest standing timeless, trees tall
tame and yet not

Forward, into the woods

as the path dips lower

the watery rains of evening last 

in gook and mud beneath me—

my feet soon swallowed in muck

Chaco sandals up for the plunge 

Ah, but this grit

I don’t like this grit

Existing the Forest I find a street puddle 

no one is watching so I slip 

my sandals off and rinse my feet

ah—seriously refreshing

would not want to walk a mile home like this 

Now I stop at a home-hosted library box 

taking a peek I find two books 

opening to read the first 

I am inspired 

something activates within 

and I feel so wonderfully human again 

Yes, I love to walk my neighborhood 🏡