Teachers

How many things
have I missed seeing
just because they weren't dazzling at that moment?
My childs sense of wonder, in running through puddles,
or the colors of the sun as it escapes for the evening,
or the soft wrinkles around my best friend's eyes.

I think four year olds should be college professors.

They would teach us about slowing down,
and how to pick up small stones to study later.
We'd all throw sticks in creeks
and watch for them to move with the water.

Ducks would be our friends.
And we'd have ice cream for dinner sometimes.

We all have a lot to learn.