TAXIING AROUND THE TODDLING TOWN/CHICAGO
Margo Coulter

Rush University Hospital
O’Hare Airport
Chicago Teachers’ Union
Midway Airport
425 City Park Plaza
These are locations I prefer NOT to drive to

Summer
Winter
Spring
Fall
These are the times of year I’d rather NOT drive

Yellow
Wolley
Checker
Flash
These are the taxis I use to get to these places

American Express
Master Card
Visa
This is the plastic that pays for the service

Washington
Hamilton
Jackson
These are the men who serve as backup to plastic

On time
Relaxed
Comfortable
Pampered
This is how I feel when I reach my destination

Stretched
Different
Abbreviated
Incomplete
Creative
This describes how I feel attempting another approach to writing

TRAVEL BY DAY,TRAVEL BY NIGHT
Johnny Conner

Travel by day, travel by night. Each
step I take sends me on a journey.
Where I will be liked or not liked,
where I will grow and experience
new things, people, and places.
Each night, I close my eyes and
think of where I can go. Tonight I
will stand on the edge of the pier,
with the wind blowing in my face.
Waiting, standing, looking for my
ship to come in.
Tonight I will travel the world, if
only for a short time.
Dinner in Hong Kong, dancing in
New York, lunch in Paris, the summer
games in Germany, shopping in
Mexico, and a good night’s rest in
Spain.
When I wake, I will have gone
through a change of likes and dislikes,
comforts and discomforts. I
will understand that it’s better to
have traveled in my dreams than not
to have traveled at all.