An old boat dreams in a patch of brittle reeds, lulled by the elegy of summer passing.

Sentiments of paddle dips and skimming through duckweed. Giggles over water striders.

The plunk and bob of casting lines. Kisses from dazzle-dancing dragonflies.

Pining for a chance to chaperone one last moonlit romance.

Deb DiTomaso lives in Connecticut with her husband, a dog, and a bunch of chickens. She’s a career nurse with a lifelong passion for crafting stories. Her work has been placed as a finalist in CT Tassy Walden Awards for New Voices in Children’s Literature.