THE POEM FOR TODAY

HIS TEACHERS

When he was teaching, all his students were

his teachers, though they didn’t know it then.

They taught him that this life can be a blur

of wonderful surprises, and that when

you fail, just compliment a friend, or smile

at someone sad. They helped him know the truth

in poems, and how to walk the halls with style.

They taught him how to put the zing of youth

in sentences, and how to feel the force

of Harper Lee. They taught as partners, he

and all his students. His English course

enabled him to learn a lot, for free.

Today, we were at the Y bright and early for a good workout, then home for breakfast in the sunroom and a morning of quiet writing for me. Delycia worked in her garden, staking up irises and poppies that had fallen over in the heavy rain yesterday. 

At noon, we met some friends at St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church in New London for lunch at the annual Greek Festival. The food was delicious, as Greek food almost always is. We chatted with our friends and ate and laughed and loved the New London Greeks for their wonderful food.