–  grandson minding  –     
a senryu sequence      




      a biggles reading--
my grandson walks
    through the flyscreen




    tadpoles
in a peanut butter jar --
    his blurred face




    nudist beach--
asks can he play
    with their dog




    flooded gutter--
invites me to the launch
    of his paper boat




    ring of pollen
on her waxed table--
    his initials




    frosty night--
spiderman visits
    grandma's bed







    rattles a stick
down the picket fence--
    a gap-toothed grin




    backyard night--
says he'll pick his mother
    a bunch of stars




    late for school--
jump     step step     jump     step step
    down the footpath




    two-handed snap--
the dog misses
    its turn




    steep climb--
my grandson's voice
    from up ahead




"Grandson Minding" was first published in Central Coast Poets Inc 2004 anthology "Suburbs of the Mind".


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