Zane writes

Zane, William and Andrew's grandfather, writes haibun. He wrote this one, that includes the boys, and has been published, and he consents to it being reproduced now:

Needs by Zane Parks

My two-year-old grandson Sparky holds out his arms. I pick him up and he reaches for a nearby shelf.

"Ah, the desire to be held was a subterfuge," I say.

"Remember Maslow's
hierarchy of needs," my son says. "Maybe he really did want to be held.
Once that desire was satisfied, other possibilities opened up to him."

earthworm
she drops the twig
for nesting