Wildschool
You said
children make too much
racket
in their classrooms
chattering
giggling
all at once,
but I saw
a group of starlings who
crowded
spring treetops
chattering
squawking
all at once,
and they were busy,
they were companions,
they were joyful,
and the sound
was a sign of life.
Written some years ago, before I pulled my son from public school. Read more about the joys of free-range learning in Tipping Points, published by The Alliance for Self-Directed Education. And check out the Self-Directed podcast.
I decided to share some older material because all of my recent poetic attention has been given to developing a new manuscript. I’m feeling really hopeful about this one. Stay tuned.
I love this imagery. I love to listen to happy children chattering and laughing. It does my heart good. There is a time for learning and listening and there's a time for absolutely feral starlings to murmur and fly. Thank you for this. Love, Virg
I really love this — the image of children and starlings is so beautiful. Interested to read more about what you mentioned.