by Kathi Appelt
It's never about the things I know:
Where the old turtle hid her eggs
How many homeruns my brother hit last season
My mom's favorite colors -- violet and pink
That chocolate chip cookies need vanilla
The year my grandfather fought in a war
The year he didn't come back
That my great-great-great-aunt learned to drive when she was 68
What time the moon rose last night
And what time it set this morniing
How the thunder scares my ginger-striped cat
Why the neighbor's hound howls at stars
Where the grackle built her nest
What to put in my dad's cup of coffee . . . .
It's never about the things I know.
from Falling Down the Page
edited by Georgia Heard
Roaring Brook Press, 2009
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