PhotoArt – SharonleeGoodhand
Weekend Ripples
people watching
on a rainy afternoon
hot-sweet-cappuccino-treat
Saturday sidewalk cafe…
sparrows nest in a tree
of construction supports
cold steel to hold the roof
cyclone or sun…
… milling masses in casual attire
ordering late lunches and sticky cakes to share…
voices murmur… intermittent laughter
drifts between children and dogs scampering
‘round legs
as the rain falls in misty streamers…
the throaty grumble of a Harley echoes
its displeasure at parking spaces and red lights
I fancy I hear it mumble for open roads and winding mountain ranges
so fondly reminiscent of younger days…
a sparrow hops by
inquiring look to eye
and I wonder, what did sparrows eat
before shopping centres and malls
supplied a continuous buffet
of pie-crumbs and sandwich crusts …
a steady stream flowed in and out
the nearby fish shop
wafting aromas of fresh fish and hot oily chips…
… amazing how many came from there
with lumpy paper wrapped bundles
grease already creating translucent maps
on off white wrapping
and then go into the adjoining liquor store-
– children tag along behind
clutching video babysitters…
more amazing
and thought provoking
to realize that
that was once my life…
… fish n chips
liquid refreshment
and weekend videos…
… I wandered home
to the rhythm of my thoughts
almost t0o preoccupied
to notice a small flock
of black cockatoos
gliding above my head…
… almost…
sharonleeGoodhand©
really nice work and blog! 🙂
Thank you so much… Welcome to my Thoughts
Peace & Blessed Be