tidied sidewalks

sometimes things just don't match up

at least not at first

like mowing the edges of overgrown headstones

where the weeds sprout and the grass grows long

just to come back a week later

to see those leafy limbs pushing back

like sweeping fallen petals and cig butts

from one end of the sidewalk

to the other

but sometimes its just about doing it

or doing something

you know?

wrapping your fingers around that contented feeling

like you have control 

over the weeds

or petals

or cig butts

thinking that maybe one day you'll go back

and the edges will still be trimmed

and the sidewalk still tidied

but we know better

don't we?

a lady and her christmas stick

chicago, illinois

35mm

beach naps

martha's vineyard, massachusettes

35mm

 an alpaca speaks

martha's vineyard, massachusettes

35mm

a man watches

montreal, quebec

35mm

ava outdoors

martha's vineyard, massachusettes

35mm

the lake at dusk

chicago, illinois

35mm

addie and i at home

chicago, illinois

35mm