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Dear Students and Families,
Some of you may know that I have a yearly tradition of reading a poem at graduation. This year, for the Class of 2024, I looked to one of my all-time favorite teachers, poet Judy Brown.
No magic answers.
Life is a miracle,
a blessing.
And when all is tangled,
twisted, in a knot,
there is no magic answer,
only appreciation for the humanness,
the grief, compassion;
only those faithful things
will save us.
It is a risky business, life is –
and there is
no magic answer.
No seed grows
except by
breaking through
its own
protective coat.
All of these things
that all of us
now represent –
the quietness,
quick humor,
pensiveness,
penchant for action,
gift for questions,
opinion on the quick,
the sudden judgment
wondering
and loving,
fear –
All those
quite human sides
that we have seen
in one another,
here and there,
are also represented
in the inner circle
of our soul
When we are able
to give space
to all within,
admitting them
to light,
we then give space
to all around us
just as easily,
without an effort,
without strain,
knowing that each
is a part of all.
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