My Little Town

[pegesus]

driving through the streets of our little town...between the river and the hills
i gaze from my passenger window and wonder...so many buildings empty
so many homes hanging their heads...people rushing from here to there
almost as if they didnt want to feel the pain...or see their ram-shackled homes

then i'll spy one that tries to freshen their world with flowers and a flamingo
but mostly i realize this is such a poor town...with so much pride in who they are
there is an opposite side few will see...our favorite little buffet joint
catering to us old folk...the people there cater to us with care and a smile

i see a different world here...where money isnt the rule of the day
where people talk to you...know your name when they greet you...treat you like family
there is respect for your privacy...they arent overbearing...nor forceful
these have become my people...the quiet ones...the accepting ones

this is my home...where money is not the world...life is appreciated and enjoyed
we all seem to be in the same boat...struggling to make ends meet...yet always there
something the big cities seem to lack...too many people crowding the streets
too many trying to keep up with the jones...but who do the jones keep up with

my home...with a lot more to it than run down houses and businesses
there's the river to watch and enjoy...the changing of the trees every season
there's the fog rolling in from the hill tops in the morning...and the winters
where the snow clings to the trees and the world becomes silent with awe

i dont think i would have chosen someplace else to be...i have my serenity here
i have my solitude...i can write my words and tell their stories and never know their names
but i know their lives...they are poor folks...but they are proud folks who care about me
and so i care about them...i dont want them to change...i dont want to lose the simple life

[Lisa Arnold]

excellent write Peg

it so wonderful to see you posting here again

I hope to read more from you soon

thanks for posting

[rrw]

I like the story, Peg. ANd love the structure that you've chosen for this piece. It reads really well.

[purplespirit]

A beautiful and delightful poem Peg and the picture painted by your words as well as the foto in addition, they could show even my home here as it too lies between hills and nearby a river, a bit sleepy and tranquil but a good place therefore to live in. So I can just feel what you tell us. Thank you for a great write, Ulla xx

[jbstillwater]

Hi Peg!!!! Loved this poem, easy style with much to say in a humble and heart - warming manner. I feel the same way. Even if I won the lottery (lol) I could never leave my humble home here in the desert. this is where my daughter got married on the deck and home to all of my children. grandchildren and pets. Loved it!

[pegesus]

thank you Lisa, for the wonderful comment...even when i'm gone for awhile....i always feel i'm at home when i return


thanks RRW, im glad you liked the poem and the style...i'm not abandoning my other one, but i see a difference in what the topic is, that decides what style i will be using....i think this style fits the story kind, while the other one seems to work for the poems that i want to emphasise a message or concept. who knows, maybe i'll even find another some day for something else

dear Ulla, thank you so much for your delightful comment...knowing you understand where im coming from is a good feeling

thanks JB, im so glad you liked my poem...arent we ever so lucky to live in the small towns and enjoy the quiet times...no hustle...no bustle...no pretenses...i can hear the birds in the morning and at night