I gathered the sunscreen, towel, chair, my favorite book and headed for the hot sand. I had been warned about walking onto the beach barefoot, but decided against the yellow flip-flops that I’d arrived with. I didn’t think that these particular shoes would convey the image of a “cool chick” out for a day [...]
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Layer Upon Layer
Posted in Uncategorized on September 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
the castle, the dragon and the queen
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Little more than a bare naked stick
the long branches of the mighty oak
seem to crawl across the sky
searching for the warmth of the Sun
and Mother Earth
the feathery green hue that bathes him now
will soon blossom into a sea of green dancers
swaying together
in a soft summer tune
that touches me so gently on my face
that my hair barely moves
while I sleep beneath him
after many days of coming here [...]
just one more day, please
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Johnny wakes to the sound of a Spring robin’s song,
alerting him to a new day, or is it?
The word ‘new’ has meanings that may not apply,
to this little fellow, with the beaten brow and the empty face.
Following the morning song comes the dread of wakefulness,
rapid heartbeats and stomach quakes.
Wide-open eyes scout the room for [...]
Blog Homework for NWP with Ian Nolte
Posted in Uncategorized on February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This was a summary of sorts, dealing with what was learned during a tutoring session dealing with the use of technology in education and personal living.
Dark Rogue
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Go ye from me, you dark and dreary spirit of a man
Slither back into the slimy bog from whince you came.
It is for no concern of mine that you stand.
Tall and stout on that marred leg that makes you lame.
Beckoning all that might succumb to your seduction
Be they young, old, entranced or just afraid.
Mingling with you [...]
Answers Not
Posted in Uncategorized on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gray skies everywhere
are choking the light from my heart
Washed by the dismal threads
I wander in search of some light
Something to allow me to turn
the seductive hand of fate
Running now, from the dragons of time
clipped by reminders of days gone by
Flailing to escape destruction
of the purest kind
My weighted body falls forward
lapping at [...]
Click and Drag Time
Posted in Uncategorized on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What new technology skills did I learn from my recent time spent with Ian? As you know, almost anytime I get to be involved with technology I get exposed to something that I don’t really know how to do. Today our goal was for me to develop a power point presentation from my SI demo information. [...]
A Lot of This and a Little of That-Another “Slice”, I guess.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A teacher is made up of many parts. These parts don’t arrive on the same day, so it is necessary to keep checking to see if the latest part has arrived and is in the right space. A teacher comes to the classroom with a lot of the parts that she will need. Some of these [...]
children and storms
Posted in Uncategorized on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
They both tend to have a similar effect on my person, children and storms. They both move me deeply, and give me cause for great concern or joy. The old and familiar is there but round the next turn, some event of significant magnitude can rare its ugly head. Both are deep and dark at times, with [...]
Just “one more Slice of Life”
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Oh my goodness! I never thought the days would be so filled up. Yes, I know the days are supposed to be filled, but to the point that you can’t even go potty? In previous years, as a Title I Reading Teacher, I stayed in the two first and then third grade classrooms, the entire [...]
