ORCA Book Publishers Katherine Richards orca limelights NOVA NEW YORK IN
For my parents Thank you
One On my last morning at home the giant orange sun rose into the fiery sky As I biked to Aunt Ivy’s I could hear her words Red sky at night sailors delight red sky in the morning sailors take warning I couldn’t shake the sense of dread that trickled down my spine My palms stuck to the handlebars Although it was still early my skin was already damp from the heat I turned off the highway and onto the gravel lane Aunt Ivy was sitting on the porch when I came through the gate She held a mug against her chest Her oxygen tank rested at her feet Another mug sat on the table at her elbow For me Coffee too much milk no sugar 1
