Recipe for Trouble 06/17/10

take one teacher
(preferably first year
and inexperienced)
fill with doubt and insecurity
add insane pressures
unreasonable demands
and unrealistic expectations
(both internal and external)

in separate container
take 28-35 students
fill with boredom
anger, & hormones
add a large measure of
disrespect for authority
(note: this is the normal
state for most teenagers)

mix together
add miscommunication
and equal measures of frustration
to each

wait for explosion

©2010-Art Belliveau

Recipe

Recipe

layer a sprinkling of stars
twinkling in a velvet black sky
over a mixture of sea & sand
stir the stygian sea to create
waves, flecked with luminescent foam
lapping gently onto the warm beach sand

add one pregnant sea turtle laying eggs
& a half dozen or so
awestruck & silent boy scouts
(hidden behind a garnish of sea oats)
marinate in silvery moonlight & stillness
for several minutes

Yields wonder, awe, and a new respect
for nature

©2009-Art Belliveau