There’s unrest. There’s fear. There’s frustration. And there’s still a lot of “normal” life that just isn’t happening right now. But what we can do is go outside, maybe take a walk, and share a friendly gesture. That was the inspiration for this Typewriter Rodeo poem.
Waving At Neighbors
Go out
Take a walk!
See the neighborhood
Like you never did
Speeding to and fro before
Because staying at home
Doesn’t mean just the literal
House
It also means walks
Around the block
It means chats from the porch
It means waving
At the person across the street
Neighbor?
Stranger?
Before now, perhaps.
Both were the same.
But now, go out!
Turn down the street
You always passed
See the tiny gardens
The sidewalk chalk art
Chairs planted in yards
And as that person coming your direction
Switches from sidewalk to street
You know they’re doing it
Not to avoid you
But because they care
Because we are all neighbors
Now.
Produced by Laura Rice.