7-8-2014: Street Spark

Jogged the track at Rensselaer (aka "RPI" - world-class university here in Troy), sweet ankle-knee-hip relief from the hard pavement of city streets (thank you for leaving open to neighbors, Dr. Jackson) -- a summer camp group of kids doing warm-ups on the field, counting out a stretch in both English and Spanish -- two athletes zipping past me timing a sprint -- an elderly couple holding hands as they walk --  different ages, different goals -- round and round we circle --  back to where we started, again and again, each time changed -- lighter in weight,  lighter in worries,  perhaps brighter with a new idea, spark -- four times around is a mile.