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Me: Reclining in a lawn chair, relaxing on a warm end-of-summer afternoon.
TM and NT: Jumping on the nearby trampoline.
I.
Wasp appears. Buzzes the boys like a bomber.
The boys duck and scream.
Wasp lands on the trampoline springs.
II.
The boys tumble off trampoline.
NT grabs a green frog-shaped flyswatter from the picnic table.
Cautiously, he approaches Wasp with the swatter raised in position to strike.
TM warily crouches beside him.
III.
S W A T !!
NT is swift.
But not swift enough.
Wasp flies away.
IV.
NT scrambles back onto the trampoline, does a big victory jump, and exclaims, “Yeah!!! It’s gone!”
TM, standing by the trampoline, speaks slowly and soberly, “Maybe it’s gone to get its friends.”
TM and NT: Jumping on the nearby trampoline.
Me: Reclining in a lawn chair, laughing on a lazy end-of-summer afternoon.
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I love the progression of the scenes in your poem. I can picture a fade to black as one scene ends and the next one begins. Glad no one was stung and hope wasp and friends didn’t return.
I love this moment play-by-play that brings us right to the moment with you in the back yard, watching two boys adventure the summer away with so much energy.
Lovely summer slice. Hope the wasp did not return with his friends!
I love the format of this slice! I hope the wasp and his friends stayed away for the rest of the afternoon!
I hope the story has a happy ending with the wasps choosing not to bring their friends!
The format of your writing and the photos add much to this moment. Thanks for sharing a reminder of the beauty to be experienced at the end of summer!
Such a great capture of an easy summer afternoon and the boys’ conversation! “Maybe it’s gone to get its friends”–priceless! I love how you structured this piece, and how your ending circles back. Thanks for a smile to start the day!