Each day, a student selects a quote from the 365 Days of Wonder. Today, the quote for December 17th was the quote above. (We don’t always use the one for the day.) The word wisdom struck me, and I wrote a heart-hopeful haiku.
Wisdom lies inside
the heart, whether or not
we open it up.(c) Margaret Simon
I also wrote one on my morning walk. In winter, camellias bloom. I thought of how they have to open their blossoms to the chilly air, and how I do not always want to open my heart. There may be chilly air about.
Being inside a bud
feels safe and warm, protected
Blooming can wait.
(c) Margaret Simon
Reflections on the Teche 