The First Good Day

June 2006 I took a walk in my neighborhood The other day It was the first good day In awhile No rain No clouds or harsh wind Just sunshine With a clear blue sky And a slight, comfortable breeze To take the edge off the warm temperature Kids were out playing on the lawns Or riding their bikes Women stood on the sidewalks talking leisurely Men sat around barbecue grills sipping beer Everybody was in summer attire And nobody was trippin' off anybody else There were no arguments No attitudes No gunshots or sirens in the distance No D boys lurking nervously on the corner No drama It was the first good day in awhile One thing I've noticed Is that the first day the sun comes back After many grey, gloomy days It's like the whole neighborhood calls a truce There is peace and happiness and music playing And good food smells in the air As everybody comes out to play in the sun It may only last for a day or two Before the drama resumes again Guess some people can only stand so much Of a good thing Maybe the sun starts getting to them Makes them irritable When temperatures rise too high for too long People start acting foolish But on that particular day I went walking It was all good In my neighborhood It was the first good day in awhile And it was beautiful