the kinders enjoy their last day all together
—
“the last day is way shorter than counting to ten.”
― leena ahmad almashat – Harmony Letters
Jun9
Tag Archives: kindergarten
Jun6
beside.
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
May29
easy as abc.
it amazing to watch
as the lightbulb goes on
and
the transformation begins
when
those who have long names
quickly learn
to adopt
a shorter nickname
that they suddenly really love
(but only when written down)
once they have to
go through the process
of writing it all out.
—
sebastian becomes ‘seb’
elizabeth becomes ‘liz’
anniston becomes ‘ana’
christian becomes ‘chris’
and then
there is always
the one
who gets caught up in the spirit of things
and
jumps on
the shortcut bandwagon
just because
like when
kim becomes ‘km’.
—
“working hard and working smart
sometimes can be two different things.”
-byron dorgan
May27
work.
“the supreme accomplishment
is to blur the line between work and play.”
-arnold j. toynbee
May26
bus.
as another school year
draws to a close
my time on the bus
is almost over
and
i think
i’ll miss
all the action:
who sits with who
who lost their coat
who forgot their bag
who needs a band-aid
who has the wrong bag
who sat by the window last
who didn’t bring their boots
who has trouble sitting at all
who was supposed to stay at school
who is crying, laughing, squealing, bouncing?
it might be me.
—
“i’d rather go by bus.”
– prince charles
May21
build.
“the scientist and engineers who are building the future
need the poets to make sense of it.”
-jason silva
May20
grow.
we plant
we nourish
we shop
and
we learn
from the farmers at the market
we become farmers with our own market.
—
“when tillage begins, other arts follow.
the farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.”
-daniel webste
May17
trail.
out on an adventure hike
with the kinders
we came across a sign…..
“i could never resist the call of the trail.”
-buffalo bill
May14
climbing.
unlocked the door
with the secret key
climbed way up high
into the secret tower
with
the kinders
up and up and up
the
spiral staircase
with
stone walls
tiny windows
brave hearts
and
a wondrous view from the top.
—
“a well-ordered life is like climbing a tower;
the view halfway up is better than the view from the base,
and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.”
-william lyon phelps
May12
spies.
it’s naptime
in the kinder room
one ‘sleeps’ in the cot garage
and
a hand reaches out
one ‘sleeps’ outside
barely on her cot
and
sees the signal
secret notes
get passed
in silence
letters
and
numbers
and
pictures
and
very, very
important scribbles
of all kinds.
let the spy games begin.
—
in my head, i think i’d make a perfect spy,
but in reality, i don’t think i’d fare very well.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
