+ Lying beneath the covers
Encompassing warmth
Knowing another hour
lay ahead. Sweet inertia.
+ Walking around the pond
At lunchtime.
Fall is fading.
+ A spontaneous hug from
a student after Thanksgiving
break.
+ Welcoming colleagues.
Exchanging stories.
+ Singing "Miss Mary Mack"
with first graders. A happy-feeling,
cure-all song.