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Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 4365 Registered: 11-1998 |
Honorable Mention When Hornets Swarm Lisa Janice Cohen In the underbrush, two boys hunt for treasure--a homerun ball, a set of tarnished keys. Sneakers scatter stones among last years' leaves and crushed cans. They call this 'the woods'--a small stand of trees left unbulldozed beside the playground-- or 'the shortcut' though it's longer to school. Philip pulls his snack from his backpack, lets it slap against a tanned leg. They laugh jostle each other on the path, turn to run. A slant of light suspends a stick kicked in flight. Neither boy sees where it lands or notices the hornets swarm. |
