when the older kids
were at school
up said my mother
down I replied
oldest said my mother
youngest
flower she put forth
dandelion
loud she said
sshh I scolded
unfair she offered
my brother
freedom
ice cream
I think she invented
the game to make
a word enough
Published in Cider Press Review, Volume 25, Issue 2.
catherine grossman is a recipient of a Golden Key Graduate Award and a graduate of the MFA Program for writers at Warren Wilson College. She lives in West Lafayette, Indiana. Some of her work can be found in Tipton Review, Flying Island, Apricity, Claw and Blossom, Lit Pub and elsewhere.
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