Today I'm joining a Slice of Life hosted by Two Writing Teachers. Stop by for links to this amazing community of writers. Recently Jill Fisch posted this on her Facebook page: Jill Fisch's new blog: I Notice, I Wonder For me, summer hasn't been slow. It's been busy. Though I've been out of school since the beginning of June, it wasn't until July 16th, that my professional work took a bit of a break. Every week since school ended I've been involved in meetings, professional development sessions, completing work related to school, and catching up on professional reading. Now, granted, the schedule has been a bit more slowed, but it's still been full of professional work. Finally on July 16th, I decided I was able to find the time for a two week break (sort of). In one of those paused moments in the last few days, Jill's post caught my attention as I read …. "to recapture that relaxed, slow feeling of summer in the mid
Cathy,
ReplyDeleteThis makes me think of our most recent "Papp" Family Reunion-they did a big picture with all of us...you captured the feeling of photographs-life-giving at a later time when some in them have passed...
I like thinking about how meaningful photographs are! The slipping away is like taking for granted the people in the pictures will always be...especially when you're younger and you don't really know death yet...
Nice Cathy, I like that idea shared of the photographs, that Grandpa "made you do it". How many kids have groaned as they're called in to do something (for just a minute). My dad had an 8 mm camera & we've had such fun viewing the old moves.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry I haven't been checking in more regularly with your poetry lately.
ReplyDeleteLove this poem - anything that connects us to our past and our history is precious beyond measure. I feel like that is what Mary Lee was getting at with her post today also, as she cleaned and shined glassware with history.
You are almost there! Amazing that you've had 2 full months of writing every day. You're my hero!
Reading this not only reminds me of family photos but the also how valuable our class pictures will be in 11 eleven years when these little first graders are graduating!
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