homework dear son please hear us please take the handle of the tool hewn from our lives you need but pick it up to reap what we’ve sewn to understand - to see the value in the flat page and yet you stand with fist clenched in anger unwilling or unable how do we reach him find patience find love the fragile mystery of a child’s mind is a precious and dangerous thing to hold February 3, 2021 Inspired by the poetry contest “Suzette Prime” sponsored by Emile Pinet.