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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Friday, May 30, 2003
Summer Vacation
Now that summer vacation from school is about to begin, I will consider myself well. After all, I've been on sick leave and that's how it should work. I've gotten a taste of time off from work now and want more. I am really looking forward to retirement and wish it could happen now! It's great not to wake up to the sound of an alarm clock and the clock radio (takes a while for me to ease into the morning) and to go to bed when I'm sleepy and eat when I want to. Something those of you who don't teach might not realize is that it's convenient to be able to got to the bathroom when you want to - a luxury teachers don't have. We also spend our time explaining things to others, asking questions we know the answers to, trying to create order from chaos, and giving others permission to do all kinds of things most of you take for granted - talk, stand, sit, throw things away, sharpen pencils, go to the restroom, get a drink of water, etc. It's an odd life and one I'm ready to leave behind. Two more years! Two more years!
3:05:00 PM
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