Suzie_ Things About a Journey

Words:
slow, quiet, green, vine, sidewalk, pedestrians, street, cement, trees, plants, humidity, sun,
heat, cars, friend, overpass, 13th Street, Archer, apartments, construction,shade, gray, Normal Hall, sand, puddles, murals, cross walk, wall, houses, bicyclists, trash, odors, noise, campus, parking garage, cracks, lizards, birds, road kill, paint, traffic lights, rocks, grass, gardener, students, soccer net, joggers, signs, red, stop, white, hard, water, flowers, metal, broken, vines

Haiku:
A green curly vine
Wrapping around a brown twig
Quiet in chaos

This is about my journey from my apartment to class and back. It is about a fifteen to twenty minute walk in which a myriad of sights, sounds, and smells create a new and distinct journey from day to day. Even though the path walked is consistent, things change perpetually.

Because this walk takes place on a sidewalk parallel to 13th Street, there is always cacophony created by construction, traffic, and pedestrians. But even in this utter chaos, one can find tranquility in the small things. This poem I created juxtaposes the quiet process of a vine growing on the side of the walkway to the hustling and bustling of 13th Street. This particular vine hangs out over the sidewalk so that one has to move out of the way to keep from getting hit by it. It is easy to ignore the vine and move on with life; however, once one takes the time to observe it, it becomes apparent that there is always peace in times of chaos.