"I relaxed about the whole thing." I like that line so much.
And I love that story. I found that picture book in a library I used to work in, and when I read it, I knew I had to share it with the children who walked through the doors. We drew pictures of little pieces of beauty we could "plant" after we read it.
The way she veers in that line is one of the reasons I love the poem so much. We creative folks can get so ... earnest ... that we're absolutely no fun.
I can imagine that taechers like you could have all kinds of fun with this story. Forever grateful to Sharon Gibbs for introducing me to it.
"I relaxed about the whole thing." I like that line so much.
And I love that story. I found that picture book in a library I used to work in, and when I read it, I knew I had to share it with the children who walked through the doors. We drew pictures of little pieces of beauty we could "plant" after we read it.
The way she veers in that line is one of the reasons I love the poem so much. We creative folks can get so ... earnest ... that we're absolutely no fun.
I can imagine that taechers like you could have all kinds of fun with this story. Forever grateful to Sharon Gibbs for introducing me to it.
Nice, Megan, thanks for sharing: it halves the suffering and doubles the joy.
Seems you were/are learning the Lesson of Loss?
Rites, rights, writes.
"I learn by going where I have to go." Theodore Roethke
Get free, stay responsible.
"Rites, rights, writes." -- I so like that!
Are you a fan of Ted's poetry as I am?
That poem is a fav.
I have not read near enough Roethke. My Ted is Kooser.
That Ted is a new one for me. As a poet, I grew up on Roethke,
Keep poeting!
Oh....Megan! This is incredibly helpful to me right now. Thank you.
So glad to hear that, Patricia. I think we all have those kinds of right now's.