Archilochus colubris I King George sits enthroned on high, green over the bounty at his feet. When a hungry belly approaches he rises, chasing it away with a severe scolding. He must protect his goods. King George does not rest, but sits uneasy watchful for he knows there are many who would come to drink […]
Sample Beside the Pond: A Big Old Garden Story
As a boy, I loved stories by Thornton Burgess, A. A. Milne, and Beatrix Potter. I think they helped me to discover the adventure, the personality, and the dignity in the natural world around me. Since the release of my first book, A Year in the Big Old Garden, I’ve been honored and delighted to […]
WITH A HEY-HI-HO
Justus has his tiger suit, Jesse has his mane, Myra wields a mighty sword (That brave, unlikely dame!) Loaded up with chestnuts Little Tay makes up the rear, As Myra leads the little troop In one long, rousing cheer. With a hey-hi-ho they’ll make their way To the glade where the dew cups wait; […]
TellUsClope
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 […]
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