I heard a bird sing~

  I heard a bird sing
   In the dark of December
A magical thing
   And sweet to remember.
“We are nearer to Spring
   Than we were in September,”
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
                                                       
           Oliver Herford

For at least thirty years I have been inspired by this little ditty of a poem. It was always the ‘Poem of the Day’ on the first of December in my kindergarten class. When I stopped teaching, I would send it out to family and friends as a card, and later over email. Now I’m sharing it through my blog. What resonates with me is the magical message that hope includes living each day along the way. How could I know spring without experiencing snow? 

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