until you break out
your giant inflatable beer bottle
to float down the river on.
—
“if you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.”
-dale carnegie
it amazing to watch
as the lightbulb goes on
and
the transformation begins
when
those who have long names
quickly learn
to adopt
a shorter nickname
that they suddenly really love
(but only when written down)
once they have to
go through the process
of writing it all out.
—
sebastian becomes ‘seb’
elizabeth becomes ‘liz’
anniston becomes ‘ana’
christian becomes ‘chris’
and then
there is always
the one
who gets caught up in the spirit of things
and
jumps on
the shortcut bandwagon
just because
like when
kim becomes ‘km’.
—
“working hard and working smart
sometimes can be two different things.”
-byron dorgan
in my little front yard
mama and papa rabbit
stand guard
ever watchful
waiting for babies
to hop out of the nest
and
head out into the world
all on their own
excited
full of curiosity
and
fresh ideas.
—
“ideas are like rabbits.
you get a couple and learn how to handle them,
and pretty soon you have a dozen.
– john steinbeck
as another school year
draws to a close
my time on the bus
is almost over
and
i think
i’ll miss
all the action:
who sits with who
who lost their coat
who forgot their bag
who needs a band-aid
who has the wrong bag
who sat by the window last
who didn’t bring their boots
who has trouble sitting at all
who was supposed to stay at school
who is crying, laughing, squealing, bouncing?
it might be me.
—
“i’d rather go by bus.”
– prince charles