when i was a little girl
one of my sisters used to bite her nails
when i’d look out the window
see the sliver of a moon
i thought that was her nail up there
wanting endlessly
to think of a way to get it back for her.
—
“it’s like we’re on a rocket ship that we were just painting,
and suddenly it took off
and we’re holding onto the ship with our fingernails.
– Esteban Contreras
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
It does looks like a clipped nail.
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Made perfect sense to me, I knew they went somewhere-
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Aww!
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We hang onto life by the grip through our fingernails
We live by the grace of spirits in our sails
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We do –
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And I cut my fingernails every week !!
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hard for the moon to keep up with you )
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I love the magical imaginations of children and yours was clearly a fine example of it :)
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❤️
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A child’s mind is limitless in imagination. Great story, Beth!
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absolutely boundless – thanks, brad
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Good imaginations Beth..
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thanks –
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Always welcome🙂🙂👍
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Oh that is too funny!!! Reminds me of the time I found a galaxy’s worth of moon slivers in my potted plant…😳😡
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Hmmmm….)
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Yeah- although that’s not exactly what my reaction was…🤯 Needles to say, I went full on Forensic Files and found the culprit.
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Yes, Beth, I can see it!
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Right?!
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We still say that. I’m in good company.
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Yes!
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I saw the same moon this morning on my walk. Your sister’s nail is a global phenomenon… :)
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It’s amazing how far it’s traveled
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:)
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The moon sliver always reminded me of something and I couldn’t put my finger on it :)
…from a recovering nail biter.
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There you go!)
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Terrific.
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Thanks, John-
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When I see that sliver of moon I always think of the Cheshire Cat smiling at Alice.
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Ah-
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You nail it! (ノ^∇^)
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)))
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Lovely moon!
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Thanks, I love those little crescents
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This is so unique :) and beautiful too.
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Thank you-
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lol, the ultimate in sibling rivalry
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right!
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Lovely connection! :-)
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thanks, miriam
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You’re welcome, Beth. Are you back to school teaching?
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Yes, we are back in person
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Our district is not back in person yet. Being a smaller school district, we follow what Los Angeles USD does. LAUSD is not reopen because LA still has many new cases and death.
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many of our public districts are closed, some are reopening slowly, and we are a private school taking huge safety measures
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LAUSD considers reopening with half a class on alternate days, and marks benches in the cafeteria and playground. Teacher union protested for reopening.
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It’s really hard no matter what.
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My granddaughter’s daycare checks every student’s temperature as they come in.
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Yes, we do as well
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I wonder if public schools would do that.
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my daughter is a teacher in public school and they are slowly bringing the grades back and doing that
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I’ll hear more about public schools before or after Thanksgiving.
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always thought that moon looked like a fingernail, too.
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made perfect sense to me
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a lovely story, Beth :)
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thank you, John
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I never thought of the moon that way, but I can totally see why you thought that now.
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I made perfect sense to me )
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Aaawh, that’s SO sweet. Sadly HH is chewing his nails and it’s definitely not a pretty sight. One really has to love a person very deeply to put up with nail biting…..
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not much one can do about it)
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Really – how about willpower (his not mine! ;) )
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Funny! I used to bite my nails too.
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Now you know where they went)
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This was so awesome. I love how your wanting to get the moon/fingernail back so deeply shows the relationship with her. Such a great poem.
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Thank you so much
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Lol. I love this! <3
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)))
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I think it makes complete sense.
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right?
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I would like to retain that way of thinking. :)
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How creative you are!
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Beautiful poem! I still bite my nails and I’m twenty (I know, I’m awful 😞).
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We all have our things -)
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Very true!
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