On Today’s Walk: Sidewalk Petroglyphs

Pavement with crab etched into it beneath the word "crab," also etched.

I talked my son into taking a little stroll with me around the neighborhood today, and we ended up on a stretch of sidewalk I don’t walk frequently.

Me: What is that?
Son: Looks like a crab. Maybe.

Sidewalk with a crab figure etched into the cement. The tips of two gray tennis shoes visible a step away.
Shoe tips left in for size reference.

Half a block later…

Me: You were right. It’s all spelled out in front of us.

Pavement with crab etched into it beneath the word "crab," also etched.
About the same size as the other one.

A half block after that:

Were these footprints left by the artist?

Sidewalk with shoe imprints in the cement.
It was then I carried you…

We may never know.

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Author: thedamari

I live in Missouri, a more beautiful place than many realize. I love writing, reading, walking, bicycling, and making lists. I’ve written poetry since I was seven. A few years ago I branched out into short fiction and memoir pieces. I also perpetually have a novel in progress. My brain pursues ideas at a brisk pace, wandering all over the map. This blog represents one of my efforts to keep up with it.

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