If you were there that morning,
you would have witnessed
a certain kind of miracle
you would have seen me
rocking bare feet and pajamas
crawling beneath the bushes
you’d have caught me in all my glory
wrestling with that cat
prying open its clenched jaws
you would have cried out
to see that limp bird cupped in my hands
while a chorus of sparrows sang halleluia
you’d have felt the minutes pass like hours
as the bird lay motionless and cold
and that cat slowly slunk away
and then, you’d have seen it
from the corner of your eye
a twitch, a flutter, and a flap
my miracle bird spread its wings
and took off for the sky
(Day 5: 1 subject 30 ways #secondpersonpoem)
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Kate Moore’s passion is literacy, and she serves as a mentor teacher and staff developer throughout the greater Bay Area. Kate served three terms as the City of San Ramon's Poet Laureate (2012-2018); she also teaches poetry writing workshops and is an instructor in the Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (MATL) program at St. Mary’s College of California. She was honored as SRVUSD Teacher of the Year in 2007 and San Ramon Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year in 2009. Kate holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice from California State University, East Bay, an M.A. in Teacher Leadership from St. Mary’s and a B.A. in English Education from SUNY Albany. She and Bob Moore are the proud parents of four beautiful grown daughters, and the smitten grandparents of six beautiful children who fill them with hope for the future.
I love your writing so much. This gave me good shivers. xx
Thank you so much for making this writing challenge possible, Amy!