PUZZLE PIECE 16
DAD MEETS THE GRASSHOPPER AGAIN
This sublime landscape,
Reveals a fractured puzzle,
Art’s woven design,
Golden grasshopper awaits,
Freedom—the most precious prize.
I drove at a ridiculous pace, the power within the fire agate making me fearless. I didn’t stop for a moment to reflect upon the danger ahead of me. It appeared as if the crystal cast a spell on all the traffic lights. No red lights halted my progress. My reflexes were working to their full capacity. I felt such a fire burning in my Krystallos belly, making me brave.
It was midnight by the time I arrived, with the tiger’s eye cupped in my hand, but I could see every inch of the meadow. I searched for my daughter. I swear I knew every blade of grass as if I’d picked them all. My heart catapulted into my mo
