Sticks & Stones
Tag Archives: Childhood
Flat Earther Grade One
Blue Spruce
With thanks to Al Westnedge for the stunning photograph of the Great Horned Owl.
Blue Eyed Boy
Author, about age 4, on the Saskatchewan ranch
Boogeyman and Boy
Why the Collectors Aren’t Collecting my Comic Book Collection
The Great Circle
THE GREAT CIRCLE
THE GREAT CIRCLE
The children are piling the leaves again
ready for the next bare-limb leap
life into death and back
PUPPY LOVE
Mary had a little lab
his coat was dirt and roll
and everywhere that Mary went
he wagged his smile behind her
OFF TO SCHOOL
OFF TO SCHOOL
They sent me off to school today
round-roofed lunchpail packed
with all five stages of grief
Four layer sandwich of
denial
anger
bargaining
and depression
and an apple of acceptance
I don’t think I’ll eat the apple