I’ve been lucky enough to watch you grow
And you’ve changed more than you will ever know
Now’s come the time for me to watch you go
A little sad, but I’m satisfied so.

A reflection on the annual ritual of watching your students move forward with their lives.
Written with 2025’s GloProWriMo Day 22 prompt in mind:
Write a poem about something you’ve done – whether it’s music lessons, or playing soccer, crocheting, or fishing, or learning how to change a tyre – that gave you a kind of satisfaction, and perhaps still does.