Roads in the dirt

I was the city planner, the construction manager,
Long before computer planning games,
I was the steam shovel, the excavator,
The creator in the dirt.
 
Roads in the dirt, thanks to Tonka,
To my own shovel, pushing,
Grading the ground to my will
A city growing before me.
 
Sticks for foundations, rocks to make them level,
Houses, buildings added to my city.
Matchbox cars and trucks driving,
On the roads that I had built.
 
Creating commerce, freight, cargo,
The seeds of maples opened,
Loaded into the trucks, for market,
Driving on these roads.
 
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February 9, 2024
Roads in the dirt
 
Mid-1960s
 
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