The tragedy of life is that you can't deliver them, Barbara.
But with your background, I think you've already discovered that.
Unmarried, teenaged pregnancies, high-speed joyriding in a "stolen" car that kills two as it ends its chase... There's an endless list that bright boys and girls get involved in.
But, of course, we all were perfect, weren't we, even while we trudged through knee-deep snow to get to school where we earned straight A's.
Life is an adventure, and we all seem bent on finding our own way.
Some of us make it and some of us don't.
But we love our younger generation, so we have to try.
Me thinks I see your classroom frustration showing, Barbara.
"Question" is a thoughtful, insightful, caring poem. And you saved the punch line for the end: The Wilderness Within.
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But with your background, I think you've already discovered that.
Unmarried, teenaged pregnancies, high-speed joyriding in a "stolen" car that kills two as it ends its chase... There's an endless list that bright boys and girls get involved in.
But, of course, we all were perfect, weren't we, even while we trudged through knee-deep snow to get to school where we earned straight A's.
Life is an adventure, and we all seem bent on finding our own way.
Some of us make it and some of us don't.
But we love our younger generation, so we have to try.
Me thinks I see your classroom frustration showing, Barbara.
"Question" is a thoughtful, insightful, caring poem. And you saved the punch line for the end: The Wilderness Within.
Richard