(Painting “shops” by Simon Footitt)
A gentle amble
Paw by paw
A calming stroll
Past a shop door
Smell the flowers
Take a pill
Ham sandwich too
A stroll, a chill
Ignore the bike
(back tyre looks flat)
Look up above,
Who owns that flat?
Three layers of life
Three gentle souls
A cat sees on
Its daily patrol
©Alan McKean, January 2026
