We’re told we must be silent when we paint
Turning off the left brain so that we might see
With artist’s eyes
In front of me, a small pallet –
Six colors to make six colors
and six hundred colors more
Finding hidden shapes
and shades within this leaf
Emerging slow in silent reverie
I dip my brush into the water
Let it soak in deep
Specks of paint spread quickly
Life bursting into light
Becoming something
Close to nature
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About katemccarrollmoore
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.
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