Strong North Wind
Face the strong north windand just keep pedaling.As long as your feet moveyour wheels will spin.The fastest lose all feelingin their frozen legs and feet.The fact that you keep goingmeans you’ll win.
Thirty-Seven
Thirty-seven books checked out from the libraryand I can only read one at a time.But to the library I go, and I can’t say noto a book whose name calls to mine.
Relatively Easy
Would it be easier for you to build bookshelvesor to get rid of books? Getting rid of books is harder than it looks.But keeping them means shelving themand dusting themand moving themand sometimes even using themas decor upon the mantelwhen … Continued
Bright-Eyed Chickens
We made the chickens’ ladder steep–the length too short, the drop too deep.But in the morning, it is funto see the chickens jump and run.And the clouds are pink and grayas bright-eyed chickens greet the day.
Taste for Books
If you can read it, she will eat it.She has a taste for booksand envelopes and papers.They’re everywhere she looks!They motivate her crawling.They spur her to great heights.(She also has an interestin her mom’s reading light.)She probably wonders whywe seem to … Continued
If a Bogotano
If a Bogotana had this many cleaning supplies, she’d be a professional cleaner.And he’d be a mountaineer with this hiking stuff, or with just one carabiner.A Bogotano with this garage would not complain that it’s too small.He’d be a full-time carpenter with just one little … Continued
Do-It-Yourselfishness
It’s good if you like to do it yourself.We like to do it ourselves, ourselves.Home cooking, home brewing, and self home repair––we birth our own babies, we build our own shelves. It’s good to take pride in the work that … Continued
Chicken Coop
He’s building me a chicken coopthat rolls around the yard,so dealing with the chicken poopshouldn’t be too hard. He’s making sure this chicken coopis structurally sound.We’ll have to get the neighbors’ helpto roll the thing around!