I sat on the bed.
He climbed on, and sat on my shoulder.
I stood up.
He was scared.
Clasped his hands under my chin.
Then thrilled.
She too.
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the flying bird brings the message
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He calls it a space-ship-walk.
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Moving around the board in a mini-van, stacking cash.
I buy games hoping we will play them many times.
But really, how often?
A copy of LIFE in my wife’s colection.
Bought after they came to the States.
A girl and her parents, thirty years ago.
A girl and her brother, yesterday.
She made bank.
He jumped on the couch.䷫䷷
a melon covered with willow leaves
hidden lines -
I sang the lullaby that never lulled them to sleep.
The kids wanted a ride in the office chair.
I wanted to tell them to wait.
(while typing up a response on an internet forum.)
“This might be my last chance.”
I pushed them around the house until lunch was ready.䷬䷿
sublime and enduring perseverence is needed
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Her shield was a pink pillow with cartoon Star War figures, a gift from Australian visitors.
We played catapult last weekend.
One bed was a fortress of blankets and pillows.
I lay on the other bed and lobbed stuffed animals over the walls.
They jumped, blocked, and threw the animals back.
Surprisingly, mom didn’t give us grief about the mess.
Unsurprisingly, my shoulder was sore for a few days.䷮䷧
joy comes softly
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At dinner the boy took a spaceship to the planet of the kak-ka-roaches.
A roach sat on our fresh loaf of raisin-date bread.
Baked yesterday, resting overnight in the toaster oven.
The door was closed, but it didn’t stop him.
A burnt date with antennae.䷡䷍
a goat butts against a hedge
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How did they do this before the internet?
Spent the afternoon looking up candidates.
State and local races.
This is their first step in the minor leagues.
The winners start the path to become big leaguers tomorrow.
(The ones we all love to hate.)
Early is when our votes count.
When noone else is paying attention.Go.
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there is game in the field
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Playing the wooden flute looked a lot easier on youtube.
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The lawn’s a stage and the patio the ampitheater.
He accidentially sat between two chairs.
A stunned look.
Then laughter.
He did it again.
“Butt-floor!”
“Butt-floor!”
“Butt-floor!”䷳
shock comes — oh oh!
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There was a world where days would elapse between click and see.
The boy drew on the board.
Took a photo of his work.
Added a couple more lines.
Took another photo.䷨䷥
one may use two small bowls for sacrifice
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An imaginary world blossomed in the plain suburban bedroom.
The kids played with Zooloretto again.
Pulled out the pieces and boards to create a big zoo on the floor.
She added Lego people as visitors.
Gave it a grand entry from her Spike Essential set.
They built a hostel with Jenga blocks.
A big blue cushion was a swimming pool.
The ipad played music in the background.
I enhanced the ambiance with my ukulele.
They told me to stop.䷟䷷
restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune