This month I am following Georgia Heard’s calendar of prompts for small poems. I am posting daily on Instagram. But this poem response “A List of Last Times” was a little long for that platform.
As the end of the school year and my retirement approaches, I am experiencing many lasts. Some are easy to let go off, some are harder.
Last List for Closing Out the School Year
Complete SLT “student learning target”
Last essays:
read,
evaluate,
give feedback.
Last lesson plans:
standard noted
opening
student work
closing
Submit for review.
Last Field Trip forms:
list students
collect money
get check from the office.Last hallway walk
(How many steps have I taken on this hall?)
my own safe space
books, books, books
student voices echo
a full nest empty (fledglings flown.)
Reflections on the Teche 