Sixty years ago today...

Almost, almost spring

Barking Dogs in the Snow

Barking dogs in the snow! Good weather is coming!
Good weather is coming to barking dogs in the snow.
A man changes only slowly. And winter is not yet past.
Bark, dogs, and fill the valleys
Of white with your awful laments.

--Kenneth Koch

Toy George

His plane is gone!
He left it right here
on a red suitcase!
Where could his toy plane have gone?

Come on George! It’s boarding time!

George thought
if he could only
find that suitcase…
Whoohoohoohehahawah

Our plane is taking off in ten minutes!

One important rule of travel:
if you’re on a moving sidewalk
make sure you’re going the right way
or you won’t go anywhere.

Finally Hawaii!

It was just like a carousel. Except
it had suitcases. Not just any suitcases.
The red suitcase. Luggage got to have
all the fun. Maybe it was a monkey mover.

Our plane might be cancelled!

Would the parent or guardian
of a little lost money please
report to the information desk
again?

Whatever you do, don’t go anywhere.

What are you doing here? You should be
on the animal loading area.
Where’s your crate? You have a ticket?
Enjoy your flight George!

Do you have any bananas on this flight?

Oh hello there. Do you remember me?
From the line? Whoohoohoohehahawah
You left this on my suitcase!

George wants to know everything.
We bet you do too.


p.s. This is what I’m doing on my spring break…watching cartoons.