Thanks for sharing this poem! I plan to read it to kick off our first PTA meeting next week to help us all remember at this busy time why were are doing this!
Shannon Larsen
PTA President 10/11
Del Paso Manor Elementary School
Sacramento, CA
I love the poem and I will mention this poem to the other PTO officers. It's a great poem to pass to all the Kindergarten parents. Thank you for sharing it!
We had a request for this poem, which we ran several years ago. It's great for the first day of school, so I thought I'd share it here. One group told us they had a gathering of kindergarten students on the first day outside the school. Each child was given a balloon. The principal then read this poem. When she was finished, the children were instructed to hand their balloons to their parents, then they entered the school to start their new adventure.
Craig
Children Are Like Balloons
By Dan Gauthier
Children are like balloons with a message inside. They start out small and we inflate them with something of ourselves. As we pour our lives into them,
they spread sunshine,
give joy,
brighten the days and
cheer up the sick.
They remind us of being young and that life is fragile. They celebrate living.
When discouraged, they are like a balloon that deflates. A simple openness allow us to refill them.
with hope for the future and
feeling that they are special,
and the knowledge that they are loved.
Their enthusiasm is like a balloon carried on the wind with never ending energy.
They sway and drift,
it's then that they need our
prayers and loving guidance,
without too much pressure
that would cause them to burst.
The time comes, sprinkled with tears and
joy, when others are able to read the message we have written on their hearts. So we let go and with faith we let fate guide our precious balloons.
Not the end...but truly the beginning.
Editor in Chief
Last edit: 14 years 2 months ago by Craig. Reason: typo corrected
