I am in the pet store, studying dog food
Oh, here you are! I saw your car!
Chat for 30 minutes with a friend I haven’t seen in awhile.
Buy dog food.
Go to fabric store, looking at sewing machines.
Oh, here you are! I saw your car!
Chat for 30 minutes with a friend I saw just last week.
Run into a student. Oh! What are you doing these days?
Chat for five minutes.
Hey! I know someone who’s hiring in your field, I’ll send you her contact.
Driving down the street, pedestrians wave greetings.
Everywhere you go in a small town
you know you belong.
.
.
.
(and sometimes errands take MUCH longer than planned!) 😉
Shawn L. Bird 
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
WE SURE DO!!!!! GOOD POETRY!
Cuts into the poetry writing time, doesn’t it !
lol It just makes source material!
This is indeed the joy of belonging. May it be so, for years on end.
🙂
I’m glad that you love your small town that much!
It’s a great place. Beautiful and full of lovely people!