I do what I sometimes call "hand vacuuming," especially when I am anxious or in tense situations. My kids used to wonder how I could clean under those circumstances, but we have all come to realize that it's a way of self-soothing. I, too, hope for compassion. I also love the poem.
Tender, precise and skillful poem!! I will share this with students.
So lovely.
As a chronic sweeper, I love this poem. And I hope that one of my daughters (or my son) will be as compassionate as the speaker in this fine poem.
I do what I sometimes call "hand vacuuming," especially when I am anxious or in tense situations. My kids used to wonder how I could clean under those circumstances, but we have all come to realize that it's a way of self-soothing. I, too, hope for compassion. I also love the poem.