Archive for March, 2007
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
Standing By A Road in Early Spring, Paying Respect to a Dead Soldier As He Passes
A writing lesson on revision turns into a fieldtrip.
400 students lining the shoulder of a busy country road,
standing like so many bowling pins. Curious. Chatty.
Teachers pace up, then down the line.
“Step back from the road”
Faintly echos from the mouths of weary, worried, adults.
Laughing chatter dissipates. The purple flashing light
rolls slowly past. Orange flagged cars and [...]
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
Intern Seminar
For two hours I sit in group therapy,
observing. Feeling the tension, the exhaustion
stifling the room. In a circle I study
the faces of my fellow interns.
…..Frustrated…….Poor…
….Bitter….Distracted….
Trapped…….Tired…………Confused…..
………..Lost………Angry……..
…Hopeless……………Unhappy…….
..Insecure…..Bored……..Absent…..
Each face shines with a story, untold.
The death of idealism. Hope fades
as the questions mount. Teaching
is about questions. Some questions though cannot be answered,
and some answer are buried within.
Am [...]
