Dreams
It was a long day. I feel tired and I was not as close to 100% as I thought. Despite that, I had an interesting conversation and, on the way home, I wondered if many children’s dreams have exploded? Do...
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Stony Creek, where I taught for almost 15 years, was a special place. It does not exist other than in name only. It was a place where parents, students, and educators met and learned together. It was a...
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Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Dreams by Langston Hughes Source: Types of Rose Flower by Color – Red Rose Bud When I taught, I used this poem and...
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This Emily Dickinson poem reminds me of Langston Hughes‘ Dreams. There are direct and indirect metaphors to birds and a sense hope and dreams feed to lighten one’s spirit. Being mindful of one’s...
View ArticleGallery Hop – I, Too, Sing America: The Harlem Renaissance at 100 Mural Series
via Gallery Hop – I, Too, Sing America: The Harlem Renaissance at 100 Mural Series This post is a bit longer than ones I usually press, but it brought back memories of teaching. I taught Language Arts...
View ArticleOn Langston Hughes – Black History Month Tribute to a Great Poet
via On Langston Hughes – Black History Month Tribute to a Great Poet Melba posted a wonderful poem, Mother to Son, written by legendary African-American poet, Langston Hughes. I used Langston Hughes’s...
View ArticleIn Seeming Chaos, Hope
I gave a lot of thought today about hope and its lack of it. I do not confuse hope with positivity and positive mindset. Instead, I understand hope as grounded in reality. Emily Dickinson described it...
View ArticleGettin’ My Mojo Back
I looked at this poem a month ago and decided not to post it. As I listened to music today, a song came on called Getting My Mojo Back and felt it was time to post it. I wrote this during a retreat on...
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What is that weird, tingling feeling? Could it possibly be … hope? — Live &...
But then the sun came out where I live this week, and I was alive again. Dunno if you’ve noticed this, but it’s been the longest year since records began, and the timing of lockdown restrictions...
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