Here is a link (thanks to Kevin Hargadon) of Blogs you may find helpful.

http://www.onlineschools.org/2009/10/20/100-blogs-every-new-teacher-should-read/

I wrote these because I was bored at inservice today. Once again, I'm shamelessly swinging off the beautiful work of William Carlos Williams.

The first one is how I felt, Monday morning, listening to the principal's drone:

So much depends upon
a rusted wheelbarrow
loaded with bricks
sunk in soft white sand




Next, a comment on inservice in general:

So much depends upon
the power-point screen
glowing with . . .
OK--maybe there's really
nothing
depending upon that.




Finally, cynicism rears… Continue

Trout Lake Trail
by Meg Rice

Once again we retreat into self-restoration on familiar trout hatchery trails.
Dancing Aspens cast green spotlights onto deeply-worn, leaf-strewn paths.
Our boots enjoy the contrasts beneath their soles:
Cold smooth granite, soft moist earth and slippery grizzled tree roots.
Forward progress halts as we gather gold and green heart-shaped leaves.
Climbing higher than oxygen in thin mountain air, crisp breezes, born of
Lodge-Pole-Pines, embrace our heated efforts to r… Continue

At 9:36am on July 4, 2009, mary devries said…
so I read most of night and could not sleep is the excuse. took pups out early then slept until nine. have a fete to go to this pm. guess i wil go for awhile,
if you like literary allusions and a good story read the the gurney island literary and potato peel pie society. amazon has an author video that is great. Delete Comment

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Steve, did I edit ruthlessly enough or have you specific suggestions for changes that could further improve this piece?

Cathedrals (3rd rev.)

Upon this land
Long ago
Frank Lloyd Wright
Brought to life
A teaching - learning cathedral.
He married artistic line to structure,
Envisioned strong vertical and horizontal planes,
Graceful curves and cloud piercing spire.
Wright believed he’d built a masterpiece,
But I wonder…?

Upon this land
Toward the east, began
Construction by another hand.
A singl… Continue