Playing Scrabble with a Wannabe Viking
Playing Scrabble
with Ben again
He’s been watching
too much tv
Judson Roberts’s books
he doesn’t have
as his Christmas present
We’ve decided
to name a future son
Ragnar
Ben’s cut his hair
in what could pass
as viking style
I’m hoping this game
will get him away
from his current obsession
No such luck
the first few words
on the board
FATED
KIN
BOATS
He scores 27 points
for “foy”
which I’m certain
he’s making up
definition: a Scandinavian feast
It’s in his blood
now like mead
like a battle axe
He’s a warrior
in his own right
continuing the saga
and dreaming of Valhalla
-Jessica Swafford