Fourth Quarter Freedom
Walking lightly hand in hand
The final push–now
Thirty-six sunrises
A soft reminder that it
Always ends, but will begin
Again and again
Goodbyes tender and severe
I stand seeing light
Wondering, sweetly
Hoping, dreaming, holding on
Deliciously free
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.
the trumpet sounds–high like a solo bird crossing the sky the notes float out arching in the air urging you to move heads slowly turn
I grasp the color between my thumb and index finger, light and flexible Glide the pastel against paper like it’s a skate on ice, smooth and
“Traditions bring people together,” declared a 7th grade student in my 5th period class. We were sitting in large squarish circle. Our first Socratic Seminar