her partner is a circus performer
a fact that mesmerized my grandsons
listening in the living room
wishing for a trapeze to appear
above the fireplace
he regaled them with stories of diving without a net
and balancing babies in his open palm
they want to fly, my grandsons
It’s time that flies, I tell them
but they don’t believe
that once I as young as they are now
How I stood tall, balanced in the hands of my father
as he lay stretched out on the living room floor
raising me slowly above his head
so I’d feel like I could fly
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 for children and adults. 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 eight beautiful children who fill them with hope for the future.
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