I live in a small community, which we refer to as ‘the village’, but it’s
alive, robust, with a chocolatérie, medical clinic, drugstore, corner store … all the things one needs from day to day, and then some …
A COMMUNITY
in any town that’s alive
you will hear the thump 
of drums beat of guitar
gossip rolling through
the coffee shop
to a latte melody
Dodge Rams roaring
from sign to sign
out to wide farms
rusted Toyotas rattling
to stops outside
beauty salon or bank
these the undercurrents
of voices that charge
accounts and news
from street to avenue
from business to home
to the monthly newspaper
To Bethlehem: ‘This little book is delightful, full of … poems on this timeless subject. … the most fun is the little prose vignettes of the common people in the Christ-child story. The slave who looks after the wise men’s camels, or the overworked maid at the inn who has to fetch water for the birth, and many more. A lovely gift for the reader on your Christmas list!’ Rosalind Adams. Available from Amazon and Kindle.
Yes, small towns remarkably the same, like people in general. A community includes people who care for one another.
We interact, know one another, and that’s community, caring for each other; you’re so right.