raising kids, independently; learning, intelligently: stressing rational, simple motivations
purposing, powerful – ready: thoughts… transparent nouns; tolerant parental – stands
declaring opportunities… welcoming aspirations; marrying goals!  giving order – organization
determinations here, coping, hello?  ideal plan, wonderful: okayed, rich kites…
Poem by Nicole Beaver on 18 MAY 2017
Photographed, digitally edited, and uploaded by Jason Beaver

he beaver found a dam! politics calm down
‘tis a stranger wishing; fishing for more
animal sounds: slap, splash! crowning thou now
whilst stubbornness does show? a hero – score
beaver floating, swimming, breaking small twigs,
problem solver; master? faster, taste – wow
finding: words, punctuation; pick a fig
stole a whistle! hum a tune? for a cow
escaping, escaping, escaping… hey,
all rituals golden; oh, roaming now
holding an egg? tea with that? go… no way
characters moving within a play – thou
‘tis a stranger, fading faster! yes, yes,
beaver writing, all day… bliss; ‘tis, oh – fess

poem by Nicole Beaver: 5-11-17