Monday, October 23, 2023
Small Town verse
Thanks to all who haiku-ed about small towns! And I feel I kind of need to respond to this one from IPLawGuy:
Small Town Coffee Shop
The sign outside said ice cream
But you would not stop.
The sign outside said ice cream
But you would not stop.
See, when we go skiing every Spring, after a long day on the slopes, IPLawGuy likes some ice cream. A lot. But sometimes it isn't available. And other times, we have already stopped twice for ice cream, and then he wants more. "Sorry," I explain gently, "but we already stopped for ice cream twice today." But, just writing that out, now I want some ice cream.
Desiree has the scars from small town life:
“We love trees!” says the
Town Council, as they make deals
to cut them all down.
Town Council, as they make deals
to cut them all down.
While Jill Scoggins is more positive:
Kingsville was a place
like Cheers: everyone knew
your name. You felt safe.
like Cheers: everyone knew
your name. You felt safe.
As is Christine:
Friendly, slower pace,
A sense of community,
My local small town.
A sense of community,
My local small town.
BUT... Moto Coco is a little down on Megan Willome's home town:
Beautiful Scenery
Critical thinking verboten
Fredericksburg Texas
And the Medievalist might not be moving back to Minnesota:
Everyone knew your name,
No getting away from here,
Going to Madrid.
No getting away from here,
Going to Madrid.
