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
“the time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
-sydney j. harris
—
image credit: tinkerlabs
early mother’s day surprise movie present
courtesy of
my daughters
who remember prince and his music
as a part of their days
growing up with me
and
we
watched him on the big screen
and
sang and danced
with 1,000 other people
of all ages
who remembered him too
and we even
smuggled in food
in a big purse
just like the days
when we didn’t have a lot of money
but we did have
a lot of dollar movies
a lot of music
and
a whole lot of love.
—
happy mother’s day to all who mother
and to those who really know their mothers.
while we wait
in nice weather
in a friendly line
to see a show
some of us chat
some of us think
some of us check messages
some of us watch
some of us worry
some of us laugh
some of us sigh
and
some of us –
juggle.
—
“yeah, I think on my resume it still says that – I can juggle.”
– luke kirby
i’m always hopeful.
i feel like I’m at the prom sitting against the wall
waiting for someone to ask me to dance.
-sarah dessen
“what is a scientist after all?
it is a curious man looking through a keyhole,
the keyhole of nature,
trying to know what’s going on.”
-jacques cousteau
what i do on mondays.
and many times on other days too.
“find your place on the planet.
dig in,
and take responsibility from there.”
― gary snyder
kinders offer their presentations
to
the other kinders
and to us
their teachers.
they are very excited
as
they tell us
all about
the animals
they have studied.
one teaches us about
the colorful parrot.
another one asks
‘why do they fly?’
kinder answers
‘so they can see the world.’
in this moment
of clarity and understanding
she has
traded places with us
and has
become the teacher
and
we learn so much from her.
—
“feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”
-frida kahlo
—
image credit: boredpanda.com
rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth;
without rain, there would be no life.
-john updike
I didn't have my glasses on.... 