I had a crude grip on the pencil when I filled in these squares-- High up the neck and held too tightly, The hexagon imprinting Lines on my fingers That would remain there for hours. This was the sixth and final series and summer was over-- Second grade had started, and I imagine That white-haired [...]
More walking than wounded
The offseason for the New York Mets was just puttering along until the blizzard hit – in more ways than one – this past weekend. For the most part the moves Sandy Alderson and his staff had made were defensible and reasonable despite their not being particularly exciting. The trade of Jon Niese for Neil [...]