TEACHING
I teach,
I watch.
They fall,
I catch.
I lift,
they soar.
I brood,
they hatch.
They spread,
I gather.
I pair,
I match.
I teach,
I watch.
They fall,
I catch.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2012
An oldie goldie from (how can that be possible?) SIX years ago!
Robyn has the Poetry Friday roundup this week at Life on the Deckle Edge.
Still golden! Thanks for sharing again, Mary Lee. Happy New School Year!
ReplyDeleteBut it's unchanged, isn't it? Teach, watch, fall, catch - repeat! Lovely, Mary Lee, hope your year has started well!
ReplyDeleteLove this poem, Mary Lee. Hope you have a great year of teaching.
ReplyDeleteI still love that catching and falling, Mary Lee! Thank you for sharing. xo
ReplyDeleteHappy new school year!
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ReplyDeleteIt's a delightful cycle of learning. So glad you're there to teach and watch and catch and lift!
ReplyDeletePerfection! Thank you for sharing this again, Mary Lee!
ReplyDeleteIt gets better with age! What a perfect description of a community learning together.
ReplyDeletetangrams! love how each piece is part of a greater whole...like kids in a classroom. Beautiful poem.
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I love your vision of teaching. Here's to a great year of catching!
ReplyDeleteYEAH for all the educators across the globe who engage in the catch!
ReplyDeleteStill adorable and relevant to those stalwart teachers.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant!
ReplyDeleteSuch energy Mary Lee–here's to a new year of watching, catching, lifting, gathering, matching, and teaching!
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