Mouseprints in the Sand

by Emerson, Brennan Chadwick

• ISBN13: 9781450569774
• ISBN10: 1450569773
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Summary

Collection of poetry and one short story.From Mouseprints...A LambThere are daysI feel like a lamb,and I wish I could eat grass,frolic on the stones and forget;well, everything....Island of Joy (excerpt)Walking through a field Tom picks up a stick. He drops it at my feet and waits excitedly until I pick it up and toss it with all my strength. He speeds off with a jump and winds his way through the field. His wagging tail peeps from the long grass like a periscope. Soon it is returning, and I run from him. He chases me, dropping the stick so he can bark. He nips at my hands. Dashing sideways between two trees I lose him momentarily and tackle him unforeseen. We wrestle. His teeth bite gently on my hands and arms. I roll him on his back. When he pops up he sprints off. It is now my turn to chase. I dive and tackle him to the ground. As I lie on my back and stare at the sky he licks my face. I push him away, and he barks. A light breeze rustles the grass. The stalks bend and tickle my side. I spring to my feet. "Come on boy." I say, and we run toward the house. It is a few miles yet, but my legs feel fresh. Tom, a foxhound, could run all day. He bays now as he picks up a scent. I run on. He is gone for awhile, but in the last woods before the house he is at my side.