September 2, 2016

My Journey to God

First Day Of School
(And Every Day After)

Come with sharpened pencils
and sharpened senses
Come wide-eyed
and wide-minded
Pack your lunchbox full
You’ll be hungry for the food
and for the knowledge
Crave the who, what, when, where, why, and hows
Dig and turn up the soil
Excavate—Don’t know what that word means?
Find a dictionary, look it up
Never stop searching or asking questions
Be curious
and creative
Fill in all those lined spaces
Let them travel past your notebook
To the horizon and beyond
And let kindness, compassion, and cooperation
always be your guide
Trust your teachers
They will point the way
Learn, Learn
all that you can
The classroom is here and out there
Classrooms are everywhere
filled with teachers
who so very, very much want
to teach you

By Cathy Lamperski Dearing
 

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