Daily, the elderly woman strolls by, occasionally stooping down as she walks. One day, I befriend her, walking with her to the corner. “This is my solution,” she says, as she bends down to pick up the crumpled wrapper, adding it to the small trash bag in her other hand.
Trevor’s fiction and non-fiction have appeared in print and digital publications since the 1970s. He’s a mononymous, multiple award-winning, full-time entertainer who likes hyphens.
this makes my day.
i would love to see this developed into a picture book and grooved into kids’ hearts and souls.
Thanks for your kind words, Jo. I am a huge fan of picture books with a very large collection, and my lovely wife is a librarian, so we both LOVE this idea! Now you’ve got my mind awhirl editing this for a visual format, possible artists, and a’ that and a’ that.
I loved the reply to Jo that was also 50 Words and I would also like to see this in a children’s book.
Flexibility for a cause, the bane of Lazy Boys!
I’m reminded of a woman in Newport, Micheline, who despite becoming disfigured in a terrible automobile accident as a young woman and not being able to fully stand upright, took it upon herself to keep the streets of Newport free of trash nearly every single day. ❤️
I love this! Trevor’s mom used to supervise the Sparks cleaning up trash along the side of the road in front of camp during the work afternoon.
For anyone who doesn’t know, the Sparks are the kids at camp who are 12 and under.
Comment from a co-worker: “Better than haiku—EMPHEMERAl whimsy ”
Comments from FB: “Congratulations, Trevor!”, “Well done! That’s a tough discipline.” “Love it! Like a prose haiku.”