Thursday, January 13, 2011

River of Stones: 1-13-11

On the edge of her seat, the anxious mother listens carefully
as her diligent son progresses through the spelling bee;
with each passing word, her heart aching to burst
until the word "onus" lands him in first.

4 comments:

Mlissabeth said...

I wrote today of one of my experiences at school, as an SLP.

http://mlissabeth.wordpress.com

As a mother and educator, I can identify with your feelings in the post today. Congrats!

Laurie Kolp said...

Thanks!

Yes, sometimes we are more nervous than our children...

Linda H. said...

Yeah, Andrew!

Christine said...

YES!