

Author and speaker Jayne Jaudon Ferrer shares observations on life as a left-handed, right-brained, more-than-middle-aged magnolia who loves words, wit, her family, and a good cup of tea. Visit her websites at www.JayneJaudonFerrer.com and www.YourDailyPoem.com, take a gander at her books online or in your favorite bookstore, and invite her to come spend some quality time with your women's group.
Aching, he stares at the list,
the must-do's, should-do's. He sighs.
Maybe the weather will save him.
Lately their house gets to him;
the window cracked, the porch that lists,
the siding unpainted, the eaves that sag and sigh.
The place’s warts are growing in number and size.
This is no way to treat him,
all those tasks a petty grievance list.
It’s raining, pouring, a deluge hymn of salvation.
Sighing, he crumples the list.
From Not Quite Eden (Fireweed Press, 2010)
Used with the author’s permission.
Learn more about the author of this poem here.
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It's important that we reward outstanding teachers--by buying their books, praising them to their superiors, giving them thoughtful gifts, thanking them--frequently--and recalling their magic long after their tenure has ended. And remember: it's never to late to tell a teacher how he or she made a difference in your life.
Here's a review of Edwin's book by George Mason University instructor Erica Jacobs, and here is Edwin's beautiful poem, "Everything About Egypt." (If you cry when you read it, it's okay; you're one of many!)