Roadrunner Fragment #17

 

Stop to notice the roadrunner
At your feet… pecking. Swiftly
Many walk on, not noticing.

But if you stand still, listen:
The rain is falling, the sun is talking-
Hot and heavy, the cacti blossoms,
People are shaking hands

And the roadrunner is you.

Hershman John

© 2002 by Hershman John.
"Roadrunner" a coin bank by Mark Rossi
dedicated by Tempe Leadership Class XVII,
May 3, 2002.

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