Friday, December 20, 2013

Under the sky

My best present, all of you,
of any Christmas, any holiday
becoming man and wife, children,
a whole family together
married under the sky
in the park, the cold,
that early-winter morning

They were watching
our three daughters
already formed people
little ones I cherish
hearing our vows, our promise,
the ancient words of Ruth
your name changing
joyful in the cold

Snowing as we kissed
cold under the blue
flakes on my shoulder, my tie
becoming one together
pledging our love to each other
under the snowy sky
that early-winter morning


December 19, 2013
written as part of the third of three classes
at Katahdin Middle High School
about Ruth and my wedding in 2004
&
Edited December 14, 2013
Snow on the Mountain – v3
December 13, 2013
Snow on the Mountain
(as Lisa Timberlake copied it from the board)
presentation:
Snow on the Mountain
Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives exercise
with 8th Grade students
at Katahdin Middle High School
December 13, 2013

NOUNS:  winter, caterpillars, snow, prints, below 0, clouds, skiy, sled, Katahdin, ice, igloo, Santa, ham, snowcap, shoes, moose, trees, presents, speedos, fire

VERBS:  eating, snowing, climb, fishing, skating, drifting, sledding,

ADJECTIVE:  early, cold, bluish-gray, foot, sparkly, dog, blue, windy

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