Clear
Green
Private
Silent
One
Gently she emerges
From
Thin
Thin
Air
To drink quiet life
Birds, crickets, squirrels, deer gather
A meeting of life
Holding hands together
They drink it up!
Clear
Green
Private
Silent
One
Sonia Chintha is an Indian American writer who lives in the Washington DC area. She blogs, writes poetry, and fiction. She is also an English teacher who believes that our experiences teach us more than any test. She is the founder and co-editor of Good Little Girls.
Two years ago on the day after Thanksgiving break I took a mid-year position teaching 7th grade English. Coming in mid-year is the most insane
I resist. Each month. Same day. I know it’s coming. I know the fix. I know how to be comfortable. Still, I resist the comfort.
Once, early on an idealistic Girl In a time when She did what she believed Not what was expected In time when she didn’t have