TOMBOY TRUE
Miniature black beaver set
over loose blond threads
escaping a forgotten ponytail,
laced red packers peeking
brightly under faded jeans
beneath a sleeveless
white cotton blouse
to which I offer
my most sincere compliments
for lookin’ sharp –
but meaning mostly
her free and easy carriage
gracing the way to work with Dad
on a summer Sunday morning
how were I younger
I’d be charging her
around at preschool
when she interrupts
with the four year-old facts,
“Hey, it’s just me
underneath
all these cowboy clothes!”
for Katie Lynn Fry
from APRIL BULLFROGS