Rain Rush Dashes to us Beating and banging Shows it’s anger Loud thumps of Pitter Patter Like music but dissonant We’ve waited long You’ve arrived hard Waving all around The sturdy building Forming rivers in minutes Why the rush? After the wait So welcome but wild Worried about flooding Praying for a glide Rather than… Continue reading

“A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected.” #teacherlife I chanced upon this quote on Instagram today. It spoke to me. It reminded me of how I should consciously seek out all students, regularly looking for gems in their sharing or work. I made sure I recognized and encouraged students today… Continue reading

When all is solemn and quiet The sky darkens in the morn They fly and sing as a duet When all is solemn and quiet They rise to seek their diet Where nature is born When all is solemn and quiet The sky darkens in the morn My first triolet. I found an example in… Continue reading

The unplanned visits are the best, I thought, as our guests were leaving. I was thinking about the anxiety in preparing for guests. The long list of dishes. Checking that the place is “spick and span”. Getting out the best crockery, cutlery and glasses. The dishes planned, ingredients purchased, time set for preparing and cooking,… Continue reading

Every year I get braver and more courageous with my words and stance as a writer. I’ve learned a lot from my many mentors here. I also have a long list of different moves as my ‘go to’ on a ‘dry’ day. Where did this month go? It flew by without us noticing. Is it… Continue reading

During the rainy season all the plants bloom, become lush as one’s garden tends to look like a tropical forest. My visit to R’s garden yesterday was another delight. Every visit unearth’s gifts. Plants that I have not particularly noticed before. I have the pleasure of enjoying the plants and leaving them there. It reminds… Continue reading

I am trying out different forms of poetry, so today I wrote a Tercet, on a Monday that feels like Friday. Monday so trying Eyes of teachers prying What will we achieve by striving? In future I can add more stanzas to this Tercet. Continue reading

Loudly the putter of rain changed the atmosphere both inside and out Loudly the din of rain made me move rushing outside to the lines Loudly he shouted to remind me of the laundry hanging outside soaking the large drops of tropical rain Loudly I yelled back to confirm I was on my way to… Continue reading

During a lesson this week, we encouraged students to help us with a new technology tool we knew would help us publish and celebrate the end of our unit. What transpired motivated students and gave them so much ownership. At the end of the day, when we asked what the best part of their day… Continue reading

What does curly make me think about? Hair. Well if I am to call my locks curly that would really be interesting, but I just do. My hair is tightly curled and ends up being thick and unmanageable. The thought of running a comb through it used to put me right off. I sometimes tell… Continue reading