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Socrates the Frog, Frances Klein
“Then he’s nodding at my book / on Socratic learning, leaning in / –too close too close too close– confidentially to tell me, / “Socrates was a frog, you know.” / –frog can’t be frog-“
The Man in Front of Our House, Robert Sharp
“It’s late afternoon. I’m home from school and some kids have joined hands and are dancing in a ring around him. They dance and sing and stamp their feet. He looks at them and laughs, but he doesn’t budge from his spot.”
Beautiful Mite, Hannah V. Warren
“Uninhibited, she swims / deeper than sand. When she sings, / I hum her rhythm and sink softly“
The Last Ride, Neal Lipschutz
“On this last ride Beam positioned himself, shoulders squared, in a way that he expected would avoid inadvertent contact with the young man sitting next to him. Beam was convinced that aware and experienced riders didn’t have to flop over each other or grab onto the seat in front of them every time the bus made a turn or swung around a loopy exit. People just needed to know how to balance themselves.”