Doing too much at Disneyworld

At the Happiest
Place on Earth, worn-out tots shriek,
deprived of their naps.

Disneyworld Character Meet & Greets

With more handlers than
Lindsay, their paparazzi –
parents; stalkers – tots.

Time management in Disneyworld

Fastpass, Magic Hours,
maximizing each for the
most fun possible.

Driving kids to camp

Flat mapped names turn in-
to forested hills, roads wind
towards adventure.

Not among the 6%

“Let’s go to the beach!”
One kid, online, shrugs as the
other keeps texting.

“In a typical week, only 6 percent of children ages nine to thirteen play outside on their own.”
from The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream by Christopher B. Leinberger

Popemobile

He tours in a case
like an aged Ken, “mint in box”
they’d say on eBay.

Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls

All around it, the
town is dead. Pity the poor
taken investors.

Cave of the Winds tour

A romantic name
for a seagull poop splashed walk
among spray and rocks.

Going over Niagara Falls

A schoolteacher in
a barrel did what no man
could – lived to tell it.

Youngstown, NY

Where river meets lake
we stand as Toronto gleams
across the waters.