Brooklyn
White washed asphalt
with a game of hopscotch
scrawled on it.
Canvas shoes attack the pavement
with the tenacity
of an army
and a basketball leads the charge.
Somebody popped
a fire hydrant for the kids
and they use it to water
a flower sprouting on the sidewalk.
The Scottish shop keep
sweeps
his doorstep
before moving aside
to let a pregnant woman
use his store's restroom.
Music flows from a street musician's trumpet
and echoes down the streets and alleys
like Gabriel
and the tired old men
listen and play poker on their porches
and preach wisdom to the young ones
passing by.
They sing Happy Days.
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