"Splat!
A sneaker
with a hole in the toe -
two toes
showing."
We are waiting for puddles again. Although we cannot complain about the rain that has fallen in past weeks, it doesn't take any time at all for things to get dry and dusty once again. Besides that, kids love splashing through them, and feeling the joy of dancing in the rain. We have only done that once this month.
This particular puddle has had enough, wanting the rain to stop pouring down and leave it be! It is getting much bigger than it would like. In comparison to all the others, it is embarrassed to be growing bigger all the time. If the rain doesn't stop, it will soon be a pond. If only there were a drain close by, it could whirlpool into it. Oh, the many visitors it has - including a dog who chooses to do its business while it stands in the puddle.
When the sun shines once more, the puddle watches its brothers and sisters suddenly disappear. Recess ends, the children rush past - until they are stopped in their tracks by the beauty to be seen in the puddle's reflection. Watching a child reach toward that beauty negates all feelings the puddle has thus far experienced. What wonder there is in our world!
Watercolor and gouache artwork by Chris Raschka perfectly match the joy in Richard Jackson's rich text. So lovely to see that puddle grow and change. It should inspire each one of us to take a close look at the next puddle we see - even stay a while to watch it carefully.
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