The Road

It’s a wide one leading from home,
Leaving the cares of the day behind walls
Stepping out and up into downtown 
With its buzz of buyers 
Looking for something better,
Passed by e-bikes and electric cars
Whizzing past silently 
On the other side of a shared road 
Watching out for others equally hurrying,
While this one plods along slowly,
Savouring shades of autumn 
Under an open sky
Before turning round
Retracing steps, renewed. 
 
Valencia Drive
Los Altos, 
December 2025