Reviewed on 1/9/2025 ★★★★☆ In this short and sweet poem by Miller, the speaker gives shape to childhood with his daughter’s “project.” A notable conflict in the poem is between adult maturity, childish imagination, and the daughter’s fatalistic transformation into the former. “Building a path across the lake,” her endeavor seems nonsensical while carefully planned … Continue reading Review: “The End of Childhood” by Wayne Miller