Another All About Me

Again, in writing.
SECOND POSTING
Last week, I had two mason jars sitting out and instruction for the kids to fill it up with "defining" objects. "What is You?" I asked and sent them on their hunt. We decorated the outside of the jar and then let them sit for the weekend on the dining room table.

Today, we talked about the recent news event about someone finding a message in a bottle, sent from Florida and found in Ireland. Another story talked about a 4th grader in Seattle, sending out a message as a class experiment and 21 years later, it shows up on the coast of the Bering Sea. Today, we took out the jars and simon and lucy were prompted to write a character portrayal of 'the jar.' If someone were to find this jar somewhere in this world, how would they define you, simply by looking inside.

Here is Lucy's jar - as seen by her mother.

I am a delicate flower, yet protected by my rustic wall that I have so well defined. I cry at a simple pinch of my pinkie, but in the same breath, bellow, "BACK OFF!" as a warning to all. I am fragile, yet strong and unbreakable at times.

The wind tries to hurry past my fleeting pace, but is defeated by it's loss.

I have much to prove, but will not be made to show. I am a solo actor on this stage. Secure and shaken....always 5 steps ahead of myself and yet find myself quivering in step when there is a bump or a crack lain out in obstacle form. I have been here many times before, but I will persevere, I will persevere.