The bitter, gorgeous paradox
for 2nd graders.
The Day (after "The Year" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox)
Did you have a good day, dear?
What happened today?
Chocolate milk spilled on my desk.
It got inside. It was a mess.
I made a card for Kim's sick mother.
She looked happy so I made another.
At recess Chris wouldn't play with me.
I went off by myself and discovered a tree.
My math was hard, so hard I cried.
Ms. P explained it. She was proud I tried.
My day was good but also bad--
the most normal day I've ever had.
draft ©Heidi Mordhorst
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Now you can enjoy this song (and my personal day will be more gorgeous if I'm introducing it to someone who's never heard it) while you head over to the Roundup Downunder with Kat Apel.
