What have I missed out on? Was there anything significant? How many users are there now?
Welcome back. I will answer your question with this poem. Imagine the words "course" or "class" or "classroom" are "website" and it will pretty much fit. Did I Miss Anything?
by Tom Wayman Nothing. When we realized you weren’t here
we sat with our hands folded on our desks
in silence, for the full two hoursNothing. When you are not present
how could something significant occur?
Nothing. None of the content of this course
has value or meaning
Take as many days off as you like:
any activities we undertake as a class
I assure you will not matter either to you or me
and are without purpose Everything. I gave an exam worth
40 percent of the grade for this term
and assigned some reading due today
on which I’m about to hand out a quiz
worth 50 percent
Nothing. When you are not present
how could something significant occur? Everything. A few minutes after we began last time
a shaft of light suddenly descended and an angel
or other heavenly being appeared
and revealed to us what each woman or man must do
to attain divine wisdom in this life and
the hereafter
This is the last time the class will meet
before we disperse to bring the good news to all people
on earth.
From Did I Miss Anything? Selected Poems 1973-1993, 1993
Harbour Publishing Everything. Contained in this classroom
is a microcosm of human experience
assembled for you to query and examine and ponder
This is not the only place such an opportunity has been
gathered
but it was one place
And you weren’t here
Hey thanks mk. Tom Wayman is an awesome poet. Here's another one by him.
I've been enjoying the #weeklymusicthreads Welcome back!