soft rain
returning
to school
Tag: school
My daughter’s haiku homework
facemasks on Zoom
closeness
of my friends’ homes
morning chorus
back to school
the morning chorus
of alarm clocks
morning
quiet walk
to school
a one star sky
at the school gate
she skips away
across the playground
my cheek still kiss-wet
recess
school recess —
relief from the tyranny
of the alarm clock
playground
school’s out —
seagulls squabble in
the empty playground
Physical Education
The gym class
collecting their javelins —
hunter-gatherers
Dad, where’s the rest of it?
Thoughtfully to school
under half the moon,
your mittened hand in mine
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