Do Not

...sit on the sculpture

...enjoy your time in the sun

...buy 2 pairs of sunglasses that look exactly alike.

...wade in the pool

...splash water on your father

...grow up too soon :)

The Bridge

This...

is the stuff of dreams.

Standing atop such a construction...

Spanning a marvel of man...

We have conquered the road...

That is what it is...

...and here I am.

Footprints

Alone in the crowd

waiting to run.

I missed the starting gun...

And yet...

All of the stumbles and falls

brought me here.

to the only race I care to run.

Hand in hand with my little angels...

Balance

I on one side...

They on the other.

Ice cream treats in their sticky hands...

moist towelette in mine.

Years ahead in their eyes...

Reflection and hope in mine.

Them the sweetest...

I...the luckiest.

Tiny Dancer

The arms of a father.

We have all held them

at one point in our lives or another.

As we move on

May we never forget

He who taught us like no other.

Spring Chickens

Hatched...

From the egg.

Pattern on our beautiful sofa.

The rear end of the Shadow.

Sinking...

Into the couch.

Feeling in my stomach.

Fish bowl gravel killed the garbage disposal.

Blink...

Of an eye.

The time went by.

Time to recall the eggs.

Childhood Living...

I look at this picture...

and realize...

Something has changed.

The color of the house?

The structural integrity of my deck?

The lush-looking lawn?

No...

It's Pooh-Bear.

It's the red lady bug who used to occupy my backyard.

Both have moved on.

For the fence was only so high...

And now they are gone.