Nancy Willard - Questions My Son Asked Me, Answers I Never Gave Him

1. Do gorillas have birthdays?
    Yes. Like the rainbow, they happen.
    Like the air, they are not observed.

 

2. Do butterflies make a noise?
    The wire in the butterfly’s tongue
    hums gold.
    Some men hear butterflies
    even in winter.

 

3. Are they part of our family?
    They forgot us, who forgot how to fly.

 

4. Who tied my navel? Did God tie it?
    God made the thread: O man, live forever!
    Man made the knot: enough is enough.

 

5. If I drop my tooth in the telephone
    will it...