Category: Penny Delights

A rare overcast summer morning.
The boy slept in.

We played catch.
She can really throw.

An orange rubber ball arcs through the grey sky.

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to go one’s way with sincerity brings clarity

I started drawing again, five minutes a day.

The girl saw the sketches in the notebook.

She added six cartoon hands with a caption.

This
is a
proper
hand,
not
Daddy’s!

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opposition
in small matters
good fortune

Halfway up to Cathedral Rock, we stopped at a vista.

Before we turned back for lunch, we absorbed the view beyond the poplar grove.

The wind shimmered through the canopy, a chime of lightness.

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the wild goose gradually draws near the plateau

Green sheet, four chairs.

A tent.

Sleeping pads, pillows, blankets, stuffed animals.

An afternoon campout in the dining room.

Shelter within the shelter.

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treading on a smooth level course

She staged the hare and the tortoise.

This time, the bunny was the wise one.

The tortoise lost handily.

He learned his lesson.

At the next race, they crossed the finish line together.

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you gather friends around you
as a hair clasp gathers the hair

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

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.

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sublime and enduring perseverence is needed

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.

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joy comes softly

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.

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a goat butts against a hedge
it cannot go backward it cannot go forward