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Dear Parents,
Forgive us. We’ve been swept away with your children.
We hope to return when school is over …
only, we don’t know exactly when that will be,
for school never ends, really,
and now that this year is finished (or nearly so!),
your child will be handed safely to another one of us—
passed along like raindrops in this cycle of life learning
that we’re all a part of—
we feel so fortunate, so fat-gilled, to have been on
the tadpole end of this adventure, that
we wanted to take a moment,
before the next wave arrives, and
our legs
are
as springy
and
long
as
our
tongues,
to let you know
we’ve been swept away with your children . . .
See you in the stream this summer!
The Teachers (Toddlers)
Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Preschool 2010
© by Suzanne Comer Bell.
Used with the author’s permission.
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Suzanne Comer Bell is a writer and former preschool teacher. In her twenties and thirties, she worked in book publishing, became a freelance editor, and began writing feature articles for regional magazines. As her children got older, she sought out the presence of other little ones by teaching preschool (which lasted ten years!). Over time, writing poetry became for Suzanne a spiritual practice, to enjoy the beauty of language and foster a connection with the natural world. Currently she tutors elementary-age children at her local Boys and Girls Club, enjoys hiking and mountain exploring with her family, and writes poetry most every day. Suzanne and her husband,Tom, live in Brevard, North Carolina; together they have two grown daughters who also live in the area.
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Buckner14:
Brevard)my husband's home town) is a good place to find "the feeling and beauty of the words," for there is so much feeling and beauty in the land. As a former teacher, I deeply appreciated your words!
Posted 05/27/2011 10:13 AM
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KevinArnold:
A riskiness in form pays off. Good work.
Posted 05/27/2011 08:52 AM
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