first day
so many things to wonder, so many things to discover
“the larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.”
-ralph washington sockman
Sep10
Tag Archives: kinder
Jun11
what remains.
after many hours spent in the kinder playhouse
art, memories, stories, and a beautiful view of the world
are what still remain.
—
“this was something sure to be crammed full of warm secrets,
like an antique clock built when peace filled the world.”
-haruki murakami
Jun10
on the last day.
on the last day
in the last hour
of a wild ride
in a year of ups and downs
we all made it through
the kinder emerged stronger than ever
taking a final gentle walk
into the sunshowers of summer.
—
“now shall i walk or shall i ride? ‘ride,’ pleasure said; ‘walk’ joy replied.”
-w.h.davies
Jun2
crossing.
kinder crosses over – under watchful hands.
—
“the ancients knew that you needed guidance, patronage, and protection
as you move from one place or state to another, whenever you cross a bridge.
you had better know what you are doing when you leave one group or place to join another.”
-richard rohr
Mar8
kinder.
going the extra mile
—
“always be a little kinder than necessary.”
-james m. barrie (author of peter pan)
—
ann arbor townies 2021
Sep18
the kinder came.
the kinder came
they masked
they played
they conquered.
—
“this is the short and long of it.”
– william shakespeare
—
first day of school – september 2020
Sep17
most unusual day.
today is the first day back at school
i imagine the kinder calmly gliding into nature with me
all possibilities are on the table
could be more like the picture below
most likely will fall somewhere in between.
“today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.”
-william arthur ward
—
photo credits: vintage pinterest, gamma-keystone london
Apr10
thirty minutes.
each of our faculty members
were allowed to go into their room alone for 30 minutes
during that time we could take
whatever we imagined we might need
to teach school — for the rest of the year.
walking into my building, it was silent
i saw the ‘welcome back to the sun’ and ‘happy spring’ artwork
my class had created for the hall
expecting to be back soon after our spring break
walking into my classroom
it was sad
left as it was back in mid-march
memories, things undone, things i wish i could still do with my class
cards, and art, and notes, and pictures, and colors, and books
30 minutes to decide what to take
i filled my bags with toys and books and art and puppets
anything i thought might make my kinder feel a sense of comfort
as i teach them from afar and show them familiar things
it was hard to close the door on the year
knowing i will stay connected to each of them
but also knowing
something will be lost
in not spending my school days
sharing a room with them.
—
“time flies over us,
but leaves its shadow behind. “
-nathaniel hawthorne
Dec19
growing.
as we watched
the big kids perform
‘a christmas carol’
the kinder
kept whispering
and asking
‘why is that man so mean?’
‘why is he so crabby?’
‘how can he be that mean?’
I told them that later in the play
mr. scrooge’s heart will grow
and he will learn to be nice
just like what happened to the grinch
it made my own heart grow
to think about
their innocence
their naturally kind and compassionate state of being
how they could not even begin to imagine
why someone would choose to be mean.
—
‘i think being nice is more important than being clever.’
-ricky gervais
Nov7
softly.
and
as
the
first
few
flakes
fell
from
the
sky
joy ruled the day in kinder-land.
—
“the snow fell as softly as a poet’s tears.”
I didn't have my glasses on.... 