Street roots., December 30, 2016, Page 12, Image 12

Street Roots •
Dec. 30, 2016-Jan. 5, 2017
Poetry
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Street Music
A Day in the Life
by Maddy Brown-Clark
by Aileen McPherson
As winter draws near
And the rain falls
It’s too wet for our guitars
The street music
Once filled the air
Many listeners were standing there
All through summer
We sang our songs
And when autumn came along
Now it’s chilly, cold and wet
But our music’s not silenced yet
When the snow comes
We’ll seek warmth
And our music
Will live in our hearts.
Lives entwined throughout time,
happy accidents make thoughtful
rhymes with design.
Hope is alive as we all strive,
making a living, on kindness depending.
Changes abound on streets around town,
faces look up to greet the day,
another day of work, another day of pay.
Amen
by Raven
Echoes move the water
Water laps against
Emotion and again against
The tonal. The nagual
Arrhythmic-echoes lap against
My mind and lull me into
The not-doing of thinking
Amen
Winter weather daunts, rain and snow flaunt
Cold chills haunt, hands cold work bold,
Keep the heat while on the street,
Say “Hello” to all you see and all who go.
Throughout the year it’s the same my dears,
whether spring, summer, or fall,
You’ll see them standing tall
A paper and zine for all.
Another Street Roots vendor has answered
the call and brings the news to all.