So tomorrow we take our firstborn to college. Although I’m rarely at a loss for words, this one has me reflective, sad, excited, joyful, curious, hopeful…and not very eloquent. So here’s a tanka poem I wrote a couple years ago, with maybe some kind of understanding.
Driving Lessons
What you need to know
–-signal, accelerate, merge–
I must teach you well
be as safe as possible
so you can one day leave me.
Bon voyage, my sweet. I will always be just a yelp away.
Tough times, I know. Sorry wasn’t able to get together during my short stay in CO. I’m in South Dakota right now. Not sure where headed next, just where the snow isn’t!!