A Teaching Heart
by Cindee Snider Re You offer wisdom, experience, Knowledge, self With open hands, Stringing life together Like seasons -- Moments and hues, A kaleidoscope of shades, And patterns playing Across the days. Bits of broken glass, Baseball and bat, Driftwood bleached White in the sun, Fields swaying soft With cornflowers, Sap Suckers, Redwings and robins, An impromptu Saturday bouquet. Your passion draws me Four hands scooping sand, Dripping it wet into turrets Crowning our castle With field grass, Proud. You quietly encourage me To S T R E T C H One step farther, A little higher, A little longer, And I L E A P Just because you think I can. For in you beats the Heart of a teacher, God-breathed From the moment of conception, Love without conditions, Or hesitation or reservations, Or agenda, More than your career, Your calling. Who you are, What you do, How you live, Pouring out your life as a offering, Every moment of Every day Of all my life Investing, Encouraging, Lifting, stooping, Listening, caring, Cheering on toward the Goal -- Student ready to fly, To S O A R On passion's wings, Carried on current of love, Into the great wide world. Nest, now empty, Quiet, Waiting Waiting For the next New hatchling. Another chance To watch the still-wet wings Begin to stretch and fly, Moments of life strung together Like seasons -- A kaleidoscope of hues, Patterns and shades playing Across the days, Gift of a teaching heart. *Written in honor of my Dad and the other beautiful teaching hearts who've poured blessing upon blessing into my life. Cindee Snider Re lives in Sussex, WI with her husband, their five children, two cats, and two Shichon puppies. She enjoys quiet evenings, long walks, good books, homeschooling her kids, and lots of good, strong, hot, black tea. August, 2011 http://www.BreatheDeeply.org Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |
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