1. these snakes.
{and the few quiet minutes they afforded this household on a day off from school.}
2. this parsley.
{for being green.}
3. these old drawers.
{for getting put to new use.}
4. these binoculars.
{and one old hawk.}
5. these fresh photos.
{and being squeezed very tight.}
other things:
thank you for loving all your students.
a book ban isn’t a badge of honor.
the tyranny we face is intimate.
we have to shamelessly integrate our passions and desires into this darkness.