On this day last year…
we were wrapping up our Mesopotamia Unit
Today
we are deep into our thematic unit about Ancient River Civilizations
On this day last year
parents were worried about going to Outdoor School the following week
Today
parents are worried about returning to school buildings next month
On this day last year
Lucy was snuggled on the sofa while I got ready for work
Today
Richard is snuggled on the sofa while I get ready for work
On this day last year
I was planning my route for the Rose City Yarn Crawl
Today
I visit the virtual crawl
On this day last year
I had no idea what was coming
Today
I wonder what this day will look like next year.
booksandbassets 
Cool structure, how you knitted together the past and present. (See what I did there? 😉)
I see it! Well played!
Last year I don’t think any of us could have foreseen what the year would hold. I like your format highlighting what was with what now is. Hopefully next year will look more like last year.
So much has changed and happened over this past year. I also like this form and have tucked it in my notebook as a possible slice!
Putting this one on my Slices I Love padlet. As a former sixth grade SS teacher, my heart loved the mention of Mesopotamia and Ancient River Civilizations. You grow to love all the units and places and people of the past.
I love the range of your reflection- all close to home, but ranging from teaching units, parent concerns, to which dog is still beside you on the sofa. The last two verses are simple but spot-on.
I’m giving this structure a try…and I think my students would enjoy it, too. Have your attempted one? Because you are someone I’ve followed through the Challenges and Tuesday, and you’re a fellow Oregonian, so much of what you say here resonates. (I remember your post about Outdoor School very well. It’s sort of cool that writers can time travel through words.)
I’ve used a similar structure in “I was then … I am now … ” poems with students, but they’re all about growth. I am struck by how yours highlights the odd balance we are in and how different it is!
I like your justaposition of past and present. Who knew last year where we would be this year??
I wonder what next year will be like too! I like the way have compared one year to another. Every year brings something new.