Match Day is Coming Soon!!

Rumor has it that we will see Sweet Kate's face within two weeks. This made me think about my oh-so-wonderful students. So, here's a poem for them -- and for Kate.



A teacher thinks about her soon-to-be daughter and her students

you know, some people don’t like teenagers --
it’s their lip,
their cockiness
their in-your-face-ness

but me, I love ‘em

their lip
their cockiness
their in-you-face-whether-you-like-it-or-not
(really, aren’t we all a little jealous of this?!!)

and I don’t wish away the years for my daughter to be a teenager,
but I don’t dread them, either

my kids, my students
make me realize how great the world really is
how great the world really can be
because

past the lip,
the overconfidence
the toughness

lies a true heart
wanting to love,
to be loved,
to matter

and I can’t think of better goals
for my daughter

and I can’t think of better role models
than my students

how lucky,
how blessed,
am I?

how lucky,
how blessed,
is the world?

and the world doesn’t even realize….


DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT THE LAST POST AND MAKE YOUR PREDICTIONS. TIME IS RUNNING OUT -- THANKFULLY!