Nanny leans
against a tree
in 1929
posed in profile
first hints of
life inside her
ballooning her dress
that falls just below the knee
revealing dancer’s legs,
though she’s not a dancer
those legs
caught papa’s eye
those legs
caught him swooning
still, forty years hence
nylons rolled
to her ankles
at the end of another long day
singing
oh dear, bread and beer
if I was dead
I wouldn’t be here
In 1929, she stood, in a dancer’s pose
So far from whence she came
So far from where she ended
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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.
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