July 4, 1999

make like a fossil

he said

Silly Putty in hand`

along with a plastic leaf

trying a trick learned

upon watching

“I Dig Fossils”

improper phrasing

preluding proper technique

and the result

the first a smile

from Mom and Dad

watching proudly by

(while sister plays aside)

the second

triumph

and a smile on the face

of this young explorer

of unknown realms

and a fourth

as sister joins the game

her brother invented

increasing his joy

with her own