A Survey of Sidewalk
Chalk in Five Kilometers and Seven Stanzas
April 15, 2020
a sunflower in pink and blue
blossoms from a sewer grate
at the intersection of 43rd and Taylor;
a blue shark, teeth bared,
lurks nearby, blithely oblivious
to the lack of water.
one message tells me i’m
Pandemicing like a
boss
and another reminds me
Kindness is Contagious,
so i
smile beneath my mask at fellow
walkers as we stay six feet apart.
yellow, green, orange, and blue
easter eggs litter a driveway,
fading after a few days’ play.
hopscotch boards abound, from
one to forty-two, interrupted with
spins and jumps and downward dogs.
a pair of mosaiced hearts
intertwine, a chalk-art hug
in lieu of a human embrace.
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