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Happy June Soldier_Mike! I am happy to pop in with a review for you!
Your title is evocative as after reading your piece I thought of sliding down hill and also of the old saying of it's all down hill from here after a certain AGE! (which I do not buy into at all.) 
The look of the piece on the page reminds me of a snow hill too. Awesome creation.
The contrast of feeling between the child and the elder is effectively expressed using the natural symbol of snow and the experience of sledding. The first few lines lured me in with the free space and the assonance of your chosen words. The wide open sound of "a". I liked "us" and "rush" too. 
It is so true, when parenting is done, we long to be kids again...and be free with grandkids without the "parent type of responsibility". LOL At least, so I have heard. 
Wow! This short paragraph has a potent sadness to it as you share your experience with loss. The title is perfect for the theme and feel of the piece.
You show the contrast of the happy moment with the stark reality. One can really feel the poet's sadness though the exact nature of the promise and how the child was lost to her is not stated directly. 
I noticed a couple of typos: "iI wake up" and "the biggest a Mommy". I am not sure what this means.
I had not heard of this form until the Poet's Place email and have not had time to give it a go so it was fun to read your dynamic model of Shoelaces! Interesting names folks give to forms. 
It really has a distinct flow with stops and starts and the rhyme scheme is complex. Well planned for effect. Hard to have a rhyme pattern with only 11 lines. LOL the word "way" is all alone. 
I liked the dramatic effect of exclamation mark in the second last line as it showed the charge of emotion quickly. 
Oh Wow! This is such a creative and unique expression with its drawer dragon theme! I enjoyed the mystery and the minute by minute unfolding of the scene. The free verse suits the theme and story very well and I could imagine the girl and the bubble and I loved the personification of the "wee pajama"! 
The metaphor of the story could relate and mirror to many times in history. Brilliant conception!
Your metaphor using "matter", "petals" and earth soil is wonderful. I like how you got the word "reaper" and "disguise" to fit with the theme. Very creative thinking. I imagine it took some time to compose this. 
Another beautifully designed page with lovely images and colourful font. It would be cool if the picture of Jane at the top could be centered. 
I always learn unique information in your sharing!
Your accurate observation of the scene in the meadow was calming and captured the essence of nature's beauty and the poet's feelings about it brilliantly. I enjoyed the personification aspect and descrptions like "comforting gibberish", "quiet tangle", "civil unrest" of the fox etc. I like how you bring us closer to your spot in the canvas from the wider vista. The ants and bee on the coffee center us in.
The ending memory reflection was potent and one can feel for the poet. It makes me want to appreciate the moments that we have, knowing that all things will pass away. 
The short verse is clear in its imagery and I like the mirror effect of a rain storm and the inner termoil that you show. The third line is wonderful in imagery and soundscape. "water cure" is cool!
Wow! I would love to see whales in the wild...one day! The theme is so appealing as these creatures are majestic and magical.
Greetings! Thank you so much for entering the "
I love the image of the cascade of yellow and the description of the fence in the prompt picture. So clear for me to visualize even if I did not see the picture. 
Your poem really gave the feeling of heaviness as the poet struggles to handle everything that comes up. Words like "try", "wearing" and the image of the battle vividly portray this notion.
The key word "frenetic" describes life's pace in contrast with the slowness the poet feels she moves at! Nice comparison! 
I like fairies so I could not resist your interesting title. I never thought of a fairy living in a hovel!
The setting is vividly detailed and the situation that unfolds is unique. I can imagine it like an interview and your dialogue is well done. The twist at the end made me laugh! OMG. What a crazy thought? Now I see why you used so many z's and the multifaceted eyes. 
This was fun bit of fairy flash! 
The form is fairly well composed keeping in mind the comic element and the Irish theme suitable to this time of year and the form itself. I did notice that the line one and line 5 are 10 syllables instead of 8 like line 2. Usual formats keep lines 1,2, 5 equal counts. Adding a word to line 2 would keep the consistently.
Your first line hooked me in as with the character we do not know where we are or what is happening. You portray his confusion and later his tension clearly as he realizes the full extent of the chip's power. Scarey.
I enjoyed the humour in the name and at the end as he finds a cool positive possibility that could counter his loss of control.
Having the "smile" image show up again is effective. Nicely planned out.
The story flows well and the dialogue serves the story. I can almost make out chip's personality and you show that he is quick to pick up signals from man and net! It was useful to put the words in italics and all of the conversation would be going on in his head. 
Your poem is a model villanelle with its elements intact. Your rhymes are well chosen and give the sense of light and dark as you describe the journey of one place to another, life and death. The sand image is unique and so apt as a metaphor. 
The key lines tell a lovely story on their own and sum up the journey in a stellar way. I enjoyed reading it several times and entering into the vision. Peace and acceptance resonates with the wisdom of living well with trust in the journey. 
Thanks for sharing your vision and well conceived craft. I am sure Sticktalker smiles from afar. 