There was a sample of something with a toothpick.
I nodded as if I might buy a case.
Local stories. Close to home.
Daily Smile
All smilesI nodded as if I might buy a case.
I walked it twice. The errand could wait.
The strollers had the right of way, and the trail agreed.
The clock tower watched, on time, as usual.
The meter and I began a brief relationship.
Hartz Avenue already knew.
The fountain was working harder than my errand.
So was the conversation on the sidewalk in front of it.
The oaks were used to it.
The trail had footnotes.