To-go, to-go, to-go

A sunny day bubbles

A wall of memories

Held by my grandmother’s

Aged hands

Why have enemies

When you can have friends?

One? Or two? 

One plays music

A stranger introduces themselves

Unafraid, because I’ve seen you around

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To-go, To-go, To-go

The world is our playground

Built as one,

Life of hopes and dreams

Come in, you belong here!

The floor is sticky

Don’t rush, go slow

It’s safe to walk around

Kids playing, birds singing

Let’s go pick from the fruit trees

And make some pastries~

Sweet and sour

Doorbell – ding! Delivered!

Dine in, Dine in, Dine in

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To-go, To-go, To-go

Year-round night markets!

A warm bowl of soup

On the curb in winter

Screaming in the distance

Open air markets

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Becoming a community of dreams

Making good memories

Loving in all types of forms

H-O-T-T-O-G-O

Be the change

Life is short

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To-go, to-go, to-go is a poem written by the Orchards of 82nd Art Crew and attendees from the 2025 Lunar New Year poetry celebration. Every few weeks, lines from To-go, to-go, to-go rotate on the old Canton Grill marquee sign.

The O82 Art Crew is Vanessa Coleman, Omar Feluzi, Mckenzie Hatton, Takaaki Okada, Christian Orellana Bauer, Qi You. Learn more about the art crew. Follow the Canton Grill memorial Instagram to keep up to date on the Canton Grill site transformation into a community asset.

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