Do Not Forget Rosenlaui opus 728
| 4 January 2026 2340 Hours | | Education, Memories, Switzerland, Youth |
In my second year at Antioch College,
I decided to partake in their 'Antioch Abroad' program.
All this entailed an indepth German course in Radolfzell,
Pushing my bike and pack up the Alp to the village of Reuti,
And, there, declaring myself ready to teach math!
But on the way along the high, level road to Reuti,
I continually gazed at the Rosenlaui Glacier to the south.
At the young age of 19, I had enough sense
To stop and comprehend the beauty I was beholding.
I vowed at that moment, pausing along the road,
To never forget what I was now first experiencing.
And thereafter, each day while teaching at that school,
I took a few moments to deeply absorb
That which I feared I might forget to take in,
Out of the passage of time,
Which often brings complacency and grantedness.