Remember the lovely Naomi Shihab Nye poem I posted last Monday, about missing an opportunity because you’re blind and deaf to it? Well, here’s another test. You get another chance. Wink, wink. Please stop reading by the end of this paragraph if you truly want to challenge yourself. If you read any further, it’ll spoil […]
Missing the Boat
Missing the Boat by Naomi Shihab Nye It is not so much that the boat passed and you failed to notice it. It is more like the boat stopping directly outside your bedroom window, the captain blowing the signal-horn, the band playing a rousing march. The boat shouted, waving bright flags, its silver hull blinding […]