A Monkey Bar Faith
We let go of Mommy’s hand to enter pre-school.We let go of Daddy’s hug to board the bus.We let go of our beloved teacher’s smileonly to do it again next year because we must. We let go of the hand of the principalas she wishes us well on our way.We let go of our first […]
When play was work, and work was play
I kick away the packed and icy snow from the slate walk and it breaks into chunks. Like tectonic plates, the continents move aside to reveal the dark stone underneath. I am transported back to the elementary school playground. Hour upon hour we played 4-square on that black top. Except on icy days when inch-thick […]
