Driveway Log Roll

A bright yellow pencil was resting sideways right across the smooth incline of the driveway ramp! Total rolling obstacle track. I propped my lime-green gear right beside the worn pink eraser and clicked the orange lever—buzz! The sudden burst of propeller air set the pencil rolling smoothly down the slope, its hexagonal edges clattering over the gritty concrete like a miniature xylophone. I bolted alongside it, matching each rattle with two rapid cross-step hops, the morning breeze whipping past my cheeks. Right before it rolled off into the lawn, I launched into a bouncy jump and tapped it to a dead halt with the side of my sneaker!