more snow –
shovel grinds
on the sidewalk
Tag: shovel
Fiction: Setback
Mel had been dithering for an hour, which annoyed him. He had been so decisive when he was younger.
“God, how my kids will complain,” he told Rufus. “And it probably won’t be long before some helpful neighbor comes over or sends a grumbling kid to do it for me.”
He thought a moment longer. Then he snapped his fingers.
“But I’m going to do this whether anyone approves or not.”
haiku 97
respite
snow melts
around the shovel
Fiction: Halfway to China
“Hey, Joey.”
“Hey, Tommy.”
“What’cha doin’?”
“Runnin’ away.”
Tommy took in the picture for a minute. There was simply no evidence to support Joey’s statement.
“How are you runnin’ away by diggin’ a hole in your back yard?”
“I’m goin’ to China.”
“Oh.” That made better sense.