GRIZZLY PEAR

written snapshots

Play-Doh

Squeeze. Roll into a long string. Make a big donut. Cut into little pieces.

repeat.

repeat.

repeat.

Put it away.

Exciting stuff.
Do it again, with a different color.
Ad nauseam.

The girl has grown out of this phase.
He will too.
Kids are fickle.
Maybe tomorrow,
no warning.

So many things I thought we’d play again.
The day was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Squeezing play dough all afternoon.

When he was exactly 1,109 days old.

Leaving a warm memory and a blog poem.

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