Archive for March 27th, 2007
Daily Archive
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 [...]
