An Extra Early Walk

I woke up extra early this morning 
to go on my morning walk.
It was early, not extra extra early, just early.

I started my venture down Logic Lane towards
High Street. I was trying to get to the Longwall but
an unprecedented event happened, gum. It was until 
this early morning where the sun meets the morning dew 
that I stepped on my first piece of gum. 

This gum was not any ordinary piece of gum,
 it was a chameleon camouflaged between
two beautiful bricks,
awe, the bricks
they’re a masterpiece
how they are laid, presented, 
its as if you were watching 
a British chef prepare a three-course meal.

The sound, 
the sound of your heel
striking the ground of the nice brick path
makes my knees tremble, only longing 
to move forward on the path that
many greats have traveled before me, 
greats that made their own Logic of 
words and language that 
has been enjoyed for centuries, 
savored just as much as the chameleon stuck
on my shoe
one early, early morning.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Kendrick Avatar
August 28, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Got a kick out of this one. Keep writing. Sara
Brown Avatar
August 22, 2009 at 5:30 AM
Thank you for sharing your excellent poetry with us today Parker. Keep your pen flowing and have a wonderful day. Love, Carol
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