Tomorrow is our last session of Family Writing Project, and as such, we are all sharing our best writing with the group.
Hektor tells me I can't have six best friends, but I guess I'm a pretty lucky girl, because I do. I've just been thinking about them a lot and feeling so blessed to have them in my life.
I know it's maybe a little middle-schoolish to write about my best friends, but I don't care. I couldn't get through this crazy life without them. So here you have it!
Then
& Now
By: Ms. Brezek
Back then….
Indiana
I met Holly in Indiana.
Cheerleaders and
fast friends
Back when candy was
for breakfast
And our metabolism
had no end
Indiana
Heather is the best person
I’ll ever meet
Also cheered with
me in High School
Before her kids we
watched MTV for hours
And spent days at my mom’s pool
Arizona
New to Arizona and to
Community College
Spanish class was
where Jamie and I met
We both loved to
shop and connected at the mall
And then it’s
Undergrad I’ll never forget
Arizona
A first year
teacher, but little did I know
Another one (Katie) was right down
the way
Thank goodness for students
Petie and Jasmine
Getting in a fight
over shoes that fall day!
Arizona
Another special
friend came one Arizona New Year’s Eve
Friends of friends
was how Anita and I met that night
We lost our group
but didn’t care one bit
That evening (and
our friendship) turned out just right
Arizona
With five years
teaching under my belt
I met an amazing
colleague who goes by Liz
We bonded over
Reading and Writing Workshop
And our mutual love
of teaching middle school kids
And now…
Holly’s happens to have
a home in Kentucky
Heather’s hangs her
hat in San Diego
Jamie just can’t
get enough of Southern California
Katie calls the
Valley of the Sun her home
Anita…can you
believe it? She’s here in Chicago!
Liz loves living in
Seattle
These are my
people.
They get me and
love me unconditionally.
There’s so many miles between us,
There’s so many miles between us,
but it’s the
memories,
FaceTime & phone
calls,
and our
future plans
that keep us close
at heart.
Poetry...how'd I do?
You did great!!! I love how the cities guided me through the poem and in the end, though all moved more, you are still friends and still connected. I just went to Chicago for the 1st time for Mother's Day Wknd to visit my daughter who is in grad school at UChicago!! WOW!! I love your town!!! Loved the architecture, especially!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement, and yes, I love Chicago too (as if you couldn't tell from the blog!) :-) Did you go on the river tour to see all the architecture?
DeleteGreat fun to read your poem. What a tribute to your friends! Is Liz teaching in Seattle? I'm retired, but would love to look in a great reading/writing workshop classroom.
ReplyDeleteI meant to say look in ON
DeleteLiz is actually doing her PhD at UofWashington and supervising student teachers...but I think she's hoping to get back to the classroom soon!
DeleteIt is so nice to keep in touch with old friends. I haven't done as well at it, but that may be because of technology that's available now that wasn't when I was in high school, college and first years teaching. I wonder if I would have stayed in touch with those I've lost track of.
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