Bus Stop

Driving home from school today I spotted a friend supervising at her school's bus stop, waiting for the yellow dog to come and pick up her kids. The students were doing teen things: laughing, dancing, arms and legs this way and that, teasing, packs swinging, smiles, playful rough housing. Smiles from them and her. From a distance, unobserved by them, I enjoyed the spectacle of pure happiness. A teacher sharing her time outside the classroom making sure her charges loaded their bus for their homeward journey. Open, honest, joyful faces on both adult and children. A candid moment that will never be charted on any test result for the state or job evaluation from her principal. An honest moment of charm and caring ...a delight to clandestinely observe on my way home.