This cache hides at the west end of Hickory City Walk. About 1.8 miles from the end point at Lenoir-Rhyne University, the sidewalk comes to a stop "where the smoke blows black" in a thriving artery of activity. Nearby businesses reflect generations of family-owned operations and rejuvenated factory and warehouse space. To the northwest, the Old Lenoir Road district is a blossoming arts and business corridor. This third cache in the Hickory City Walk series celebrates Shel Silverstein and his diverse collection of poems and drawings that inspire the minds of all ages.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
- Shel Silverstein