Most of my life

I was part of the action.

First, I watched

Observed the masters

When you’re happy

You smile

When you’re sad

Tears fall

For 35 years

A bird feeder hung outside the patio door…

One of my former students, Holly, has a sweet daughter, Emmy, who is finishing up her first year of middle school. I asked Emmy what she most missed about elementary school.

Nothing matters We’re all Insignificant specks In a dispassionate universe Where how we spend Our days Our dollars Our energy Our time Our lives In a hundred years Won’t matter All our failures All our accomplishments All our relationships All our choices All our things Will evanesce Yet

While driving north

On I-25

It starts to snow

Seeing the cows

I rescued a bee

Drowning in our pool

I scooped her out

With a small net