848: Six for Gold
Today\u2019s poem is Six for Gold by Kate Hanson Foster. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\u2026 \u201cConfession: As a young parent, when my children barraged me with questions, so many times, I wanted to [poof] disappear. We\u2019ve all experienced this moment (right?) when a child suddenly becomes a human question generator or a \u201cyou-think-you\u2019re-smart-but-I\u2019m-going-to-bring-you-to-your-knees-in-recognition-of-your-ignorance\u201d kind of a child? No, there was never malice, but the onslaught felt relentless. Today\u2019s poem models the pitch of imagination that goes into satisfying a child\u2019s curiosity in a way that leaves room for magic.\u201d Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp