Saturday, July 5, 2008

Lessons Learned

A young boy
running through the desert

Chasing tumbleweeds
and lizards

An azure sky

Harsh sunlight
unbroken by clouds

Sticks and rocks and
strange looking bugs

Running, chasing, seeking

Look mom, I'm walking backwards

Discovery

Adventure

Until...

A chance encounter with a cactus teaches caution
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15 comments:

  1. RobertJuly 5, 2008 at 5:28:00 PM GMT+3

    Oh nooooo. OUCHIE!!! Not the kind of chance encounter one hopes for. Hope he's fine now.

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  2. RobinJuly 5, 2008 at 5:49:00 PM GMT+3

    Never fear, he was. It was years ago. It happened to a friend's kid - he's actually living in CA now.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 5, 2008 at 6:56:00 PM GMT+3

    I loved it! Bet he didn't though!

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  4. MaddyJuly 5, 2008 at 7:45:00 PM GMT+3

    Our cactus lesson is emblazoned on the memory bank too.
    Cheers

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  5. AnonymousJuly 5, 2008 at 8:33:00 PM GMT+3

    I think your readers were almost as surprised as the boy in question! Ouch...

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  6. Tammy BrierlyJuly 6, 2008 at 1:47:00 AM GMT+3

    Oops! Adventures of the young. ;)

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  7. danniJuly 6, 2008 at 2:01:00 AM GMT+3

    great childhood lesson all wrapped up in such a nice verse - loved it --- and it gave me a giggle, too!!!

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  8. janeJuly 6, 2008 at 4:57:00 AM GMT+3

    Ouch! So glad it was a long time ago.

    But I bet it took ages to get all of those little spines out. ;)

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  9. Phyllis SommerJuly 6, 2008 at 6:53:00 AM GMT+3

    oops! that was great, robin.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 6, 2008 at 5:40:00 PM GMT+3

    Part of growing up, I think..

    defining boundaries

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  11. AnonymousJuly 6, 2008 at 6:55:00 PM GMT+3

    chance encounter of a very different kind! Like your take on this, glad to hear he is fine too. :)

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  12. JanetJuly 6, 2008 at 11:56:00 PM GMT+3

    oh ouch! I hope that didn't really happen!

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  13. ChefDruckJuly 7, 2008 at 5:08:00 AM GMT+3

    Kids are always bumping into things when they get really involved in their play. It's such a shame!

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  14. Jennifer HicksJuly 8, 2008 at 1:41:00 AM GMT+3

    I loved this! i once had a "chance encounter" with a cactus in Kmart when, at the age of 6, I decided I'd like to know what a cactus felt like, and so wrapped my hand around it! OUUUUCCCCHHHH!!

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  15. AnonymousJuly 10, 2008 at 3:06:00 AM GMT+3

    oh, that reminds me of poison oak... whaz worse!!

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