profound pause

watching the world
write its story
thrills me.
scribbling memories onto
life's scrolls --
a man in his windowless jeep, dog in shotgun, their hair streaming
flag-like down the road.
little girl skipping the crosswalk, brown eyes wide to whimsical
wonders.
skateboarder, red cheeks, bearing a bouquet for ... someone.
friends peering over tall lattes; misfit man at A&W talking to his parrot; glowing pregnant lady proud and sore.
girls in tiny clothes pretending to be
big and mean.
boys in baggy pants pretending
not to notice.
you, beautiful you, standing there,
loving me.

oh, what a wonderful world.