“Workin’ on the Night Moves…”

Apr 12 2009

“Workin’ on the Night Moves…”

Published by darkstar11 at 8:11 am under Day in a Sentence

This week our “Day in a Sentence” friends were asked to boil down their week into one “NIGHT” in a sentence. Here’s a sample of what we do when work ends and the night begins…

Ken saw the light…

Lost in a sea of darkness
life stood still,
as still as all the stars set in the sky -
until among those stars I found but one,
the sky alight then, brilliant now
and life’s begun.

Anne knows how to relax after work…

Night is falling earlier now as daylight saving has finished and so, when I come home from school, I first have a cup of coffee, read the paper and before night falls, walk around my garden to see any new flowers in bloom but then it is usually time to get the tea and think about my school day tomorrow.

Mathew did what our students think all teachers do!

When the students go, I pull out my bed and curl up in the corner of my classroom to go to sleep, refreshed and ready by morning for another day of instruction.

Elizabeth had her thoughts in the trees…

Last night the storm blew in darkening the mountains around my home, as the last glimmer of sun shone on the row of palm trees along our avenue, their fronds waving and dancing in the breeze like a series of aging Rockettes.

Shaun left it all behind…

End of term, relief and exhaustion set in; for once I get home and leave my laptop closed, quiet, like my classroom.

Art experienced some solitude…

At night this week I am coming home to a quiet house, waiting for my family to return from their Spring break, and writing a poem a day for NaPoWriMo.

Sara had an olfactory experience…

The days lengthen, the sunsets streak orange and pink across the wide river sky, and the smell of onion grass tickles my nose; it is spring.

Delaine is on a cycle…

After leaving school around 4, I run errands, fix dinner, watch a little recorded TV, fall into bed, and rest up for the next day so I can do it all over again.

Mary is ready to get her hands dirty…

While perusing the garden before dusk looking for signs of rebirth I happened upon a small ball that had to be tossed to Rose.

Bonnie is making the most out of her evenings….

I’m really a morning person, loving the day when it’s fresh and new, but as we finally move to the spring and summer, the night opens wonderful possibilities, reminding me of childhood.
Just a walk, in a t shirt, shorts and sandals and I’m in heaven.

Connie is psyched to have some time off…

When I close the classroom door this evening I cross over into vacation time beginning tonight with a rollicking soccer game, then gazing at the moon and straining my ears to hear the spring peepers who had been out and active but got discouraged by the snow; after that it’s sleep and then waking up to open, unstructured time, one of the greatest gifts in the planet–I’m in so much need of that now.

Kevin had his hands full this week…

With my wife gone away for most of the past two weeks — first to DC to lobby Congress for NWP and then to evaluate a high school up for accreditation — the evenings here have been a hectic chaotic scramble to finish homework, get to baseball practice(s), feed the insatiable hunger of growing boys, read some books on the couch, babysit a visiting dog and breathe in the silence when they all go to bed (including the dog).

T-Dawg caught opening day in her living room…

How fun to watch the Red Sox win their opener from my couch, with a friend, on a school-day afternoon.

Thank you to all of you who participated this week. It was really cool to receive all of your thoughts about the night… Cheers! Tina

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4 Responses to ““Workin’ on the Night Moves…””

# dogtraxon 12 Apr 2009 at 1:53 pm

Whoohooo
Nice work
Kevin
# bonnie kon 12 Apr 2009 at 2:24 pm

Great job, tech lady,
Bonnie
# blogwalkeron 12 Apr 2009 at 5:07 pm

Tina, sorry I missed yet another DIA, but enjoyed my visit to your blog. If you live anywhere near the incredibly beautify scene in your header, you are very fortunate!

Gail
# Anne Mirtschinon 21 Apr 2009 at 2:22 am

Thanks for hosting this wonderful adaptation of ‘day in a sentence’. I loved the night aspect and it is always so interesting to read what others experience. Thanks