I was dropping my baby girl to Montessori yesterday and, as I left, I saw a new notice up on the wall. I went to have a read. It was a poem. It made me smile, as so very often I have asked my kids “What did you do today?” and received the “nothing” response (that or colouring!).
The Nothing Poem
When children come home at the end of the day,
The question they’re asked as they scurry to play
Is, “Tell me, what did you do today?”
And the answer they give makes you sigh with dismay
“Nothing, I did nothing today?”
Perhaps nothing means that I observed a bird’s nest,
Or counted to ten with Mrs. West.
Maybe I painted a picture of red and blue,
Or heard a story about a mouse that flew.
Maybe today was the very first time
That my scissors followed a very straight line.
Maybe I led a song from beginning to end,
Or played with a special brand new friend.
When you’re only 5 and your heart has wings,
NOTHING can mean so many things!
—author unknown
Sweet! There are a lot of “nothing” days in our house too
Naomi Lavelle recently posted…Education Matters
It is very sweet isn’t it Naomi! I just had to share it.
Lucy – Learner Mama recently posted…The Nothing Poem
This is brilliant…I’ve had years listening to ‘nothing’….it all makes sense now!!
Elizabeth MacDonnell recently posted…A Letter to a First Time Mother
Now we know what nothing means! Doesn’t it all make sense. I loved it as soon as I saw it!
Lucy – Learner Mama recently posted…The Nothing Poem
That’s lovely. I’m getting a lot of this too lately. How I wish I was a fly on the wall! 🙂
Olivia recently posted…Coping With Colic
Wouldn’t it be so great to be a fly on the wall! We would see what all this nothingness was all about! 🙂
Lucy – Learner Mama recently posted…The Nothing Poem
Love this. To believe my almost five year old, school is a black hole of nothingness. 🙂
Lisa | Mama.ie recently posted…Blink and he’s a schoolboy
It’s great isn’t it!. Especially great when you have a 5 year old who is well versed in nothingness! There are lots of them around 🙂
Lucy – Learner Mama recently posted…The Nothing Poem
Not just 5! 3 definitely. And I’m guessing 4, 6, 7, 8…. 🙂
Lovely.
Oh yes, my almost 3 year old and even my 7 year old learn lots of nothing all day 🙂
Lucy – Learner Mama recently posted…The Nothing Poem
That’s very lovely altogether 🙂
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Thanks Lisa – it is very lovely indeed! 🙂
Lucy – Learner Mama recently posted…The Nothing Poem