He tried the big kids swing.
Look at your sister!
Push your legs.
Pull them in.
Push out.
Pull in.
Push,
Pull,
Boo
Wooo
Boo
Wooo
Boo
Wooo
Boo
…
䷏䷱
thunder strikes the ground
the wind pushes
until gravity pulls him back
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After it was over, I watched my video to experience the moment.
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A leisurely lunch masticates greens to a pulverized goop in the cheeks.
“Lollipop!”
He called for his long awaited desert.
The boy finished his 3-hour lunch.
I had cleaned the garage and was taking a shower.
Momma was tidying the upstairs bedroom.
妈妈下来!
爸爸会自己洗澡!
Mommy come down!
Daddy can wash himself!䷫䷠
fish in the bag
red on a stick -
Monday’s vacuumed floor was untraversable by Tuesday.
The boy covered the footstool with blankets.
弟弟, 收拾你的 doghouse 吧.
(Little brother, clean up the dog house.)
不是, 这是给大象!
(No, this is for the elephant!)
Violet the wooden elephant peaked out from her new home.䷀䷤
dragon appearing in the field
don’t hide the elephant on the shelf -
The stuffed animals cheered while maniacs tore through the master bedroom.
They wanted to play Quidditch.
She cut out six paper hoops.
Taped three each on opposite walls.
We watched the rules on youtube.
From the movies and in real life.
Pulled up stadium noise.
I was a bludger throwing plush cakes at the girl.
She threw a red ball at the hoops and chased her brother.
He whirled around as the snitch, grasping a yellow ball.
Tiger and Daddy Bear were drafted as blockers.
We switched roles.
A din of creatures, projectiles, and people.
Momma called us down for lunch.
We couldn’t hear her.
She started without us.䷩䷦
wind and thunder
the image of increase
witches flying on paper tubes -
The democracy was evenly split, but all four humans swung towards Pizza.
Frozen Pizza or
Frozen Spanakopita?
(to accompany congee for dinner)
We couldn’t decide, so we asked the kids.
They couldn’t decide either, so they called an election.
Cut out forty-five little squares.
On each square she drew two boxes with “S” and “P”.
They converted an empty kleenex box into a ballot box.
The stuffed animals lined up to vote.
They polled the transformers downstairs.
25 for Pizza.
21 for Spanakopita.
Pizza for dinner.䷘
of the people
rich in virtue
by the people
in harmony with the time
for the people -
The architect’s son shall compromise egress.
He placed toys at the foot of the stairs.
Transformers
Lincoln Logs
A family of bears
Building blocks
“It’s unsafe. Clean it up.”
He wanted to photograph his Shop.
I unlocked my phone.
Twenty minutes later, they were taking photos around the house.
The stair — still a hazard.䷲䷘
shock goes hither and thither
watch your step -
Two witches chased the little dragon through the dinosaur bones.
Our girl met a classmate at the park.
They climb the play structures.
Our boy is an evil dragon, scared of the sands.
They keep him at bay with magic wands.
He follows them.
They chase him.
As the sun sets, they bury the wands beneath a bush.
The little dragon heads home.䷭
within the earth wood grows
the image of pushing upward -
The tree picked up letters from the children.
Mommy went out for groceries.
We put up the tree.
I set up the base as they dug through the ornaments.
She stacked the sections.
I wrapped lights — stars, birds, and bulbs.
They hung the ornaments.
I fussed with the timer and batteries.
They drew at their desk.
Sheets of paper, markers, and a scissor.
New original 8.5 x 11 ornaments.
Snowmen in our desert.䷯
the well is being lined
a month of revelry
no blame.䷽
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The play was a rambling drama about Daddy Bear forgetting his name.
Stuffed animals filled the stairs.
A dark blanket hung at the bottom.
Instant amphitheater.䷦䷑
obstructions
a stage
friends come -
He surgically ate the meat and rice.
Skipping veggies cost him a week of snacks.
Sister cheered him up.
Momma was still angry.
She cheered him down.䷷䷢
the wanderer’s inn burns down
ice cream seven days away