My poem for November Word of the Month

Hi everyone,

We have a concrete figure in our back yard; had it for decades. Time has taken its tole. We are growing old together. Sometimes in winter I look out the window at our small sentinel, and think my own thoughts.

Guard Duty

Concrete sentinel in my yard,
standing mute, no clothes,
toes buried in whirling snows,
year by year you stand guard
no matter wind that howls and blows,
or ice freezing down your nose.
I wonder if, in times so hard,
you are aware, or do you doze,
dream of hot sun on your toes?

(c) 2025 David L. Harrison, all rights reserved

A new Piggy Wiglet video

Hi everyone,

What a delight to see Piggy Wiglet and the Great Adventure is still out there chasing the sun after fifty-two years. SHANNON PAULEY, Head of Youth Services at Peters Township Public Library in McMurray, Pennsylvania, has released a video about the book, her lifetime connection to it, and our recent correspondence. Shannon, thank you so much. I love your recording and am delight for Piggy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaFdnuRSGSg&list=PLa8qQDQUaFBD8ApLKz_RO2XCACtZxk6uM&index=2 I loved it that the book you see first, on the table by co-sponsor, Miss Linda, is Thankful, by my friend and colleague, EILEEN SPINELLI!