Monday, October 8, 2007

back to school —
my daughter passes
her pregnancy test

6 comments:

eric l houck jr said...

i like the cleverness in this, it grabbed my attention right away. Then the weight of the statement began to sink in. There's a multitude of responses one might feel as they read it depending on the precise circumstances involved. so my reaction was a kind of a 'Hah!' followed by an 'Ohhhh . . .'

Roswila said...

Yes, it provokes a laugh and then a delayed "uh-oh"! Nice 'ku!

Reihaisha said...

very cool beans...

Area 17 said...

Good economic use of words that gives you lots to react to at the same time.

jem said...

Oh - very striking. Lots to think about. A clever use of the form.

extraspecialbitter said...

thanks to all for the comments! Sadly, there is an update:

suddenly autumn --
my daughter's
miscarriage