Poem: Sidewalk Stroll

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Today is my birthday, so I wrote a poem. It’s still pretty rough, and it’s actually two poems since I’m still doing the sonnet-from-a-haiku thing. Anyway, here it is along with the photo I took that inspired it.

Misty morn in spring
Sidewalk stretches steadily
I’m caught in happy

Sidewalk Stroll on my birthday
By Michelle Garren-Flye

Today, the day I turn fifty-something,
I see the sidewalk stretch ahead,
a true flower path on this day in spring,
warmth after the winter we suffered.

I salute the sun, bathe in the breeze,
meander about in midnight moonlight;
happy to live for a moment at ease
with nothing to mourn, no one to fight.

Grateful for all that gives my life spice
because living too easy just makes you fat.
For true happiness, you must pay a price
and sometimes it will knock you down flat.

Today, I know I’ll follow my sidewalk to the end;
I’ll round every corner, never hesitate at a bend.

Photo and poem copyright 2025 Michelle Garren-Flye

5 thoughts on “Poem: Sidewalk Stroll”

  1. Michelle, this is beautiful.  I love the photo so much.  It feels like a look into infinity.Love,Christine(She, Her)“Joy is the oxygen we need for doing the hard things

  2. It looks like spring there.  There is nothing green or pink or purp

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