1917 · Paul Marble Wood
Papa and I came from
town ice out of the lake.
Seen first fish jump
in lake in three years
worked in garden a while
aufly damp. Brought
up Bowlegs, and George
Washington they started
hunting imeaditly. Fine day
2001 · Lisa Barnes King

At soccer practice, I realized that all I ever want is to be rooted in one spot with a book on my lap and a child running to me in the flush of discovery. Tucker on the run, hands cradling something, calling "Mama, Mama!"