Steve Arnold
Red Shoes
Dressed like East Germans, in their drab coats;
The approaching couple are walking slowly, under a heavy grey sky.
A small dog pulling them forward along the sidewalk,
They might be husband and wife
Or daughter and father –
It's hard to say.
But the brightness of her red shoes
Lights up the street
And whispers "daughter."
Bio
Arnold grew up in Europe, and now lives in Upstate New York.