TheBanyanTree: Reading

[Mike Pingleton]

Wow.  That was lovely, Sharon.
-Mike

----- smack58 at nycap.rr.com wrote:
> I am sorry to say, Kitty, the same for me, but that just seemed to move my children faster into learning to read.  They wanted to know what those mysterious little marks said.  Here is a poem I wrote for my youngest when he went off to Kindergarten (who is now 29 and an avid reader along with the rest of my kids).  I hope you enjoy.
> 
> LITTLE MAN
> 
> He sat there
> like a little man.
> Back straight
> Face somber
> Thinking
> Silent
> Hands folded in his lap
> Bear bag on his back.
> 
> I pulled the car
> to the large double doors
> and asked him
> if he wanted me to walk him
> to his class
> not wanting to let him go
> alone.
> 
> No, he said.
> No, I know where to go,
> His little hands grasped 
> the door handle;
> Out he went
> walking small,
> walking tall,
> suddenly stopping
> he turned
> before I could pull the car door shut
> behind him.
> 
> Walking back to the car
> He leaned his elbows upon the seat,
> Placing his head on his fists
> and said
> Just think, Mom,
> when I am done,
> I'll be able
> to read!"
> 
> @Sharon Mack 1988
> 
> ---- Kitty <mzzkitty at sssnet.com> wrote: 
> Your post touched my heart.  I didn't read to my children.  Reading aloud 
> put *me* to sleep and I was so intent on the words that I couldn't make 
> sense of what I was reading.  (Does that make sense?)
> 
> It's possible that my negligence may have adversely affected my children's 
> enjoyment of reading.  Or perhaps it's just that they don't enjoy it as much 
> as I do when done silently!
> 
> However, you created memories for your sons that are cherished by all of 
> you.
> 
> You're a great dad and a model for all parents.
> 
> Kitty
> mzzkitty at sssnet.com
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