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Erik Makes a Lake
Did you see, Grandma?
Grandma, did you see?
I
made a lake; did you see?
Against the glint of silver waves,
a
starfish-purple T-shirt. The sun was too bright,
too blinding
to see more. You crouched on the sand,
a burrowing sea
creature
immune to the swirl of wind and light, of ball
players
tossing shouting running leaping.
Once you stood; I saw the flash of yellow on your
back
as you turned, searching. For a clam shell, maybe,
to
shovel with? A rock to make an island?
My patch of shade wavered
and shrank. My nose
roasted. You dug.
I troweled on sunscreen, buried red toes
in the
sand, squinted
into the glare. You brought me your shadow
to
shield my eyes.
Grandma, did you see?
Jessi Under Sand
Twin toe volcanoes
Earthquake-crevassed
plain
Shifting sand dunes
Quicksand!
Listen Up, Oso
Bear!
What's this I'm hearing,
Oso Bear?
Such
behaviour,
Oso Bear!
What Erik tells me - is it true?
Is
this something bears should do?
Is your mother proud of
you,
Oso Bear?
You've been nibbling - did you dare?
Chocolate
candies in your lair.
Easter eggs that Mommy hid,
Chocolate
bunnies for a kid,
You've been biting - Yes, you did!
Oso
Bear.
Good bears eat berries,
Oso Bear,
From the
forest,
Oso Bear.
Blackberries with purple
juice,
Strawberries, or you can choose
Thimble, huckle,
logan, goose,
Oso Bear.
Your big cousin, grizzly bear,
Flips a salmon in
the air,
Shimmery trout from quiet pools,
Oolichan that swim
in schools.
Bears eat fish, if they aren't fools,
Oso Bear.
What's that you tell me,
Oso Bear?
Don't like
seafood,
Oso Bear?
But chocolate eggs are just no good-
For
bears, that is; I think you should
Try ants or termites. Sure
you could,
Oso Bear!
Have you tried honey,
Oso Bear?
Bears love
honey,
Oso Bear.
Sweet and fragrant, gooey; plus,
Eat it
all; no-one will fuss.
Just leave the Easter eggs for us,
Oso
Bear!
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