Friday, 12 October 2007

• things that amazes me

  here's an excerpt that my student wrote for class:

  I go out to the porch

  And breathe in

  The familiar smell of honeysuckle

  I slide into my weathered shoes

  And walk out to the beach

   

  The sea breeze ruffles my hair

  The cold water swirls around my toes

  I slowly sit down on the sand

  And look at the colours

  Weaving together in the sky

  And the sun

  Sinking into the horizon

   

  I pick up a shell

  And with my thumb

  I stroke the smooth surface

  The shell itself is long dead

  But memories stay

  Beauty remains

   

  I lay back

  And feel the sky high above me

  And the world

  Ever so wide

  So vast

  There is more to see than can ever be seen

  There is more to find than can ever be found

  More to do than can ever be done

  How magical that it keeps

  Everything around

  Endlessly and endlessly

  It amazes me how 13 year-olds can create such beauty. But even more when they look out of their windows, it's nothing other than smog, how do they find the grandeur and the stimulation to write? If this represents the girls' dream, can't we do more, to make it true for her?

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