lessons to be learned

15 Mar 2013

lessons to be learned

enormous yellow bus
makes historic stop
at the corner of oak
and every avenue

daddy holds his little girl’s
hand as the two of them
stand speechless staring
at the flashing stop sign

the door swings open
and curious feet disappear
into a swarming world
of pushing and pulling

march two thousand thirteen
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Posted in Poetry and tagged child, children, education, learning, lessons, letting go, life, parenting, poem, poetry, pulling, pushing

13 thoughts on “lessons to be learned”

redplace on March 15, 2013 at 7:05 pm said:

A beautiful piece.

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- j matthew waters on March 15, 2013 at 7:08 pm said:
  
  thank you very much – i’m delighted you enjoyed
  
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The Course of Our Seasons on March 15, 2013 at 7:41 pm said:

J -can’t imagine letting go of that little hand – off into the world! very sweet poem – K

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- j matthew waters on March 15, 2013 at 7:47 pm said:
  
  I hear you, Kathleen. My daughter’s are 21 and 17 – don’t think I’ll ever be able to go entirely.
  
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The Course of Our Seasons on March 15, 2013 at 8:20 pm said:

Good daddies are like that! K

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Agatha-luise on March 16, 2013 at 1:16 am said:

Amazing how we can learn life lessons in simple images from our day-to-day. If only people looked closely to the details.

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- j matthew waters on March 16, 2013 at 7:53 am said:
  
  So true, Luise – thank you for visiting here again.
  
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  - Agatha-luise on March 17, 2013 at 1:32 am said:
    
    I am always reading your posts, silly you! 🙂
  - j matthew waters on March 17, 2013 at 5:19 pm said:
    
    as i do yours 😀
Millie Ho on March 16, 2013 at 9:34 am said:

I love this poem! “Historic stop” is a brilliant combination—I always felt like every movement made by the school bus was historic and significant.

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- j matthew waters on March 16, 2013 at 9:51 am said:
  
  That’s very cool, Millie – so glad you love this one!
  
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lemonsbird on March 16, 2013 at 10:32 am said:

great poem…takes me right back, and urges me to move forward too – thanks for sharing 🙂

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- j matthew waters on March 16, 2013 at 10:37 am said:
  
  That’s great – so glad you enjoyed this one, Helen.
  
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