By J.E. Laufer, author, educator
The election is FINALLY done, I thought we’d be glad
but it seems, a whole population is very sad!
So we picked our choice, Hillary or Trump, one of the two
It’s finally over, so now… what should we do?
My children are asking what happened? What’s next?
So I try to find them a book or some meaningful text.
What we take from this election is up to us
Our children will follow our lead, and our fuss
A candidate won, was this what was fated?
The other lost as the news has stated
It would have been nice to have the 1st women win
But it just didn’t happen, so let’s not make this a sin.
Yes, a most unlikely candidate, winning 1st place,
against all odds, the surprise on your face!
Can we tell our children that losing with grace
Is as important as winning the race?!
Believe in yourself and the odds are on your side
Even if everyone tells you “NO”, far and wide.
Sometime we’re happy, sometimes sad
So time to dust yourself off and get back in the game
Americans don’t leave or quit, that would be lame.
Trust that there is meaning in all that we do
You may not realize until later, but it’s really true
All over the country
there is mixed reactions to this last election. Our children are looking
to us, the adults to provide leadership and strength. Losing and
winning are concepts that children can relate to. How we handle
disappointment? How we handle being sensitive to others? How we
embrace those that don’t share our opinions? How we speak respectfully
to others? How we handle winning gracefully! Your children don’t learn
these from the President of the United States-they learn them from you,
their parents!
Judy
Egett (J.E.) Laufer was a kindergarten teacher for over a decade and
has always been inspired by the boundless imaginations of children. Her
first picture book, Where Did Papa Go?,
helps children who are grieving to cope with the loss of a loved one,
and she’s the recipient of the World Society of Poets’ Golden Poet
Award. Laufer believes that most often happiness is a choice, so young
and old, we should try always go to bed with a smile and maybe you will
wake up laughing. A mother, wife and active member of her local
community, she currently resides in the Southwest.
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