# # Plaything Comments
The black snake
Hiding in the grass
The black snake
So frightening
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an extension to Pattys brain work down the line...grass/ snake/ little boy...does grass look a bit odd out there? ! you 'live' a little girl there in your lines...the diction and the poem style relate very well to that 'life'...and that's good poetics...10
Sonya, I can see you winking behind me at this one! Wonderful when girls can boys can both enjoy one another's toys! (I plead guilty yes, very much!) smiles, Patti
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7/25/2025 6:09:41 AM # 1.0.0
Simple observation that brings up an issue that doesn't come out much - about equality in opportunity. Some parents do not believe that girls and boys should have access to the same opportunities-not just in toys but also in sports activities and artistic endeavors. Your pithy poem overwhelmed me with awareness of the the choices that I have seen withheld from so many who have so much talent that only shame should fall on those who have so deprived them.