Monday, February 5, 2018

ONLY A CHILD ~








Howdy Doody







he walks

in soft



pajamas at

my cheek



says goodnight

before and



after a


kiss






Gathering Wood





Dark dark in the woods

My son walks, stumbles

Over brush and limbs, looks

Where to step by watching

My legs — how I do it —

Carrying the saw, not

Much talk (he is only two)

But instead we seem to be

Singing quietly about end

Of day around us, the tall

Trees taking light, his hands

Grip dry sticks for a cookstove

And the love of his mother

We are heading back home






Only A Child





Cookstove choco-

late chip cookies

warm the counter

guarded by

toy-soldiers






More Father & Son Quality Time





He found in the farmyard

3 clean white pilgrim goose

Feathers freshly dropped



He picked up a stick

Made a blunt arrow

Strung a bow



He taped the feathers to the arrow

Filled the bow

Aimed it at me



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BOB ARNOLD
I'm In Love With You
Who Is In Love With Me
Longhouse 2012