Once, hundreds of years ago, there lived a giraffe named Clope who did not like his long neck. He found it most impractical. He wished his head could be closer to the ground. He was, you see, a rather social, most very extroverted giraffe, and most of the animals with whom he was acquainted dwelt […]
The Hobgoblin Realm
It had been three days since I asked Marianne to marry me and she still had not given me an answer. “Let me think it over, Henry,” she had said. Well, how much is there to think over? The question requires a one-word answer and I would rather have been rejected then and there than […]
Let There Be Owls Everywhere: A Review
When is a collection of poetry more than words and rhymes? When it’s a book from illustrator and poet Ken Priebe, it’s likely there are also going to be unforgettable characters, puns and wit galore, and a lot of great memories being made by young people and families as they turn the pages together. Priebe’s […]
The Storm
The wind howledAnd the sky scowledAnd everything was night. The wind whirledAnd the snow swirledAnd everything was white. The wind chilledBut the snow stilled,And everything was bright. The wind hushedAnd the sky blushed,Then everything was right. Photo by jannoon028 – freepik.com
Winter
Winter Far above, high in the sky A single speck slowly, softly Drifts and drops till it settles Finally resting ‘gainst the ground. Eventually it will melt, But for now it lingers, waiting. Soon another will fall nearby Matching its color, not design. They’re never exactly the same With some complex and some just not, […]
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