grandies and a friend
open a magic trick shop
with tricks
priced according to
the level of awe factor
the magic box trick
or
the card tricks
available upon request
and don’t forget the
family discount option
performance art
at its finest
some days
it becomes a
whittled stick shop
and others
a painted rock shop
the transformation
and imagination
are
pure magic.
—
“magic is believing in yourself,
if you can do that,
you can make anything happen.”
-johann wolfgang von goethe
just at dusk
fireflies
flit
and
a
gaggle of grandies
trying to catch up with them
fly.
—
“i began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
he taught me that if you are interested in something,
no matter what it is,
go at it at full speed ahead.
embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it
and above all
become passionate about it.
lukewarm is no good.
hot is no good either.
white hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”
― roald dahl, My Uncle Oswald
i saw this incredibly moving canadian film the other day
‘monsieur lazhar’
released a few years back
nominated for a
foreign film academy award
it was
about a teacher
and
the
humanity
of
love
joy
loss
grief
pain
guilt
anger
connection
forgiveness
strength
acceptance
and
finally,
hope.
amazing
how one person
can come into another’s life
and
lead them
on a road
towards healing
by
beginning to
heal themselves.
after i watched the final scene
i sat in silence
for a long time after.
—
“what happens when people open their hearts?”
“they get better.”
― haruki murakami,
—
credit:
“did superman really want to save the world,
or did he just feel like he had to?
would he much rather be a farmer?
maybe.
would he much rather
be hanging out with his dad and his mom and his dog?
probably.”
-gerard way
—
happy father’s day
to supermen, roosters, children, and farmers, all.
each spring day
we talked about the dandelions
how the seeds
when gently blown
caused new
baby fairies
to fly away and be born
whose job was to
spread more
good and happiness
throughout the world
each day
she carefully brought in
the head or seed
of a dandelion
carrying it
ever so gently
and
delivering it
into my hands
just before class
when at last
at the end of our
kindergarten year
i went to clean out
my little drawer
one tiny blossom
was left
for me
in that safe haven
waiting
to be blown to the wind
and it was
a gift to behold.
—
“beautiful as a dandelion-blossom,
golden in the green grass,
this life can be.
common as a dandelion-blossom,
beautiful in the clean grass,
not beautiful because common,
beautiful because beautiful,
noble because common,
because free.”
– edna st. vincent millay
—
credits: getty images, mentalfloss.com
“books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination, and life to everything.”
-plato
—
i stopped over to surprise
little grandie b
on her birthday
brought my gift
gave her a flower
shared a hug
then
she asked
if she could read to me
i had ‘read’ with her
just months before
when she pretended to read
a chapter book
imitating readers
she had seen and heard
excited to be like one of them
but today
she opened a book
read me every word
her little brother
said
“i don’t know how it happened.
but she can just read now.”
i told him
” it is magic.”
i was in awe of her
and
this surprise gift of magic
that she gave to me on her sixth birthday.
—
“once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
– frederick douglass
the kinders enjoy their last day all together
—
“the last day is way shorter than counting to ten.”
― leena ahmad almashat – Harmony Letters
we stopped to listen to an ensemble of young girls
playing lovely music at the weekend farmer’s market.
their teacher said they were in the 8th grade
where everyone is asked
to contribute something to the community.
these girls chose to offer what they had to give –
their natural gift of music.
they had to organize the day
by asking permission to play somewhere
finding transportation
planning what to wear
being on time
introducing themselves
and
remembering their music and instruments.
all of the money they earned
from passers-by
went to a local charity.
it was a beautiful lesson.
—
“music is the movement of sound
to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.”
– plato
kinder friends on an outdoor walk
—
“don’t walk in front of me; i may not follow.
don’t walk behind me; i may not lead.
just walk beside me and be my friend.”
-albert camus
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