setting out
before first light
wrapped in cold
and still silent dark
spirit awakened,
earth-tuned
beneath heavy pines
and sliver of fading moon
shadowing this great horned owl
a flap of wings
from above
and beyond
signaling change, perhaps
as I round the corner
they are already here
the workmen
come from far away
under cover of darkness
to lie in wait
in their dusty Hondas
while the neighbors rise,
creatures of habit,
get in their fancy cars
and head somewhere else
to obey the natural order of things
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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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