From ASHA to Ashes

by Samuel Sennott

Coming home last night to see the destruction that occurred while I was away in Chicago was pretty heavy. Definitely made me think about the preciousness of life and also the temporal nature of possession. I wrote this poem.

From ASHA to ashes

From dark to night

There are times when things are reset, realigned.

Reminders of precious time is in the moment.

Thank you that my family is safe. Thank you that only a section of the house is pared away.

We do not know what will happen. We have the present. Thank you for it.

November 24, 2008 - Posted by alltogether | Special Education | poems

4 Comments »

That’s a great attitude. Do you need anything? -Kate

Comment by Kate | November 24, 2008 | Reply
Wow, Sam sorry to hear about that. I hope your family is well. Good luck getting everything rebuilt.

Patrick

Comment by Patrick Black | November 25, 2008 | Reply
Seems like you have a good attitude considering the adversity. Hope that things get back to somewhat near normal soon …..and that you can always have the feeling that you have what matters, a safe family.

Comment by Terry | November 25, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the encouragement. We are in good shape. Its wild how they have to clean everything.

Comment by alltogether | November 25, 2008 | Reply

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This collaborative site is about working together to help people with special needs and is led by Samuel Sennott, who can be reached at sennott@nova.edu . The most prevalent topics are assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, inclusion, literacy instruction, the Read/Write Web/ Web 2.0, and universal design for learning.
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