Write about a Time you Could Not See Yourself

Cool

When you

look at me

do you see

me

look

at

you,

or are

your eyes

stuck

on your

own

face,

frozen

in the ice of

I'm Cool..

And when

life

melts

your cool

self

will you

see me

standing

here.

Will your

mirror

turn

into

a Window?

Barry Lane

Write a Letter to a Family Cat

Bill Bob

It has come to our attention

you are a cat

who things he is a dog,

We know this

by the way you follow us

around,

butt us

with your big gray head,

paw at us

and beg

to sit in our lap,

even when we

are sitting on the toilet.

We love you very

much but are concerned

this behavior will

alienate you from

your cat friends.

Also please also note

you have grown 3 sizes

since the winter day

we found you starving

under the barn.Your

appetite is even larger

than your big round

20 pound belly.

With warm affection,

The Lap Folk

Barry Lane

Write about a Great Moment in Sports from Your Life

The Shortstop

In my mind I am

the shortstop

who dives right,

back scooping

grounders

out of the ground

and reeling round

to toss

the perfect sound

to first base,

SNAP!

But on the field,

balls slip past my

knees,

bad hops

buzz round me

like bees,

I’m like some

shortstop disease.

Help me please !

And then

one day--

a miracle.

The bat cracks

and the ball

knifes

to my right.

I dive

like magic and

glove sucks

it in tight.

I dig it out

unfurl

and

hurl

the perfect lob

to Earl

At first base

standing tall,

eyes wide,

he blinks,

and my ball

sinks into is world,

SNAP!

SAFE !

Safe?

Don’t listen

to umpires

who only

know of

win and lose,

or fans

who snarl

their nasty

Boos!!!

Baseball is

ballet

today,

ignore the score!

Enjoy the PLAY!

© Barry Lane