I set up a desk for my little boy next to mine
which has proved more rewarding than I imagined

the parallels are uncanny

spill-proof insulated coffee mug
Pooh sippy cup

latest mortgage offers and free magazines
latest coloring books and papers gathered from anywhere

jar of pens
tub of crayons

checkbook
silver VW piggy bank
(which has always held, off and on,
the same penny)

predilection for gazing out the window
ditto

and when he works he sings
the words are anyone's guess
but the melody is unmistakable

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