CHILDREN
May be likened to
A handful of seeds
From many flowers…
At first they seem
More alike than different
In many respects.
Place these seeds in the
Earth and nourish them.
As they grow and mature
Their differences become
More marked.
Some remain small and
Delicate while others are
Large and brilliant; some
Bloom early and some
Bloom late.
One thing… they have in common:
Under good conditions they all
Bloom and have their own beauty.
Poem embedded in Jerusalem
artist/teacher Patty Margolin-Flamm's
exquisite 1978 silkscreen which hung
in The Learning Alternative for18 years
and today hangs in my office.
(Author Unknown)