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10/6/2019
~3rd Place (shared)~ Favorite Teacher or Professor Poetry Contest, sponsored by Chantelle Anne Cooke


My favorite high school teacher was Miss Constance Uren You heard me right the first time so don't ask her name again At first the kids were naughty since her name was so unique Telling bathroom jokes a plenty with requests to take a leak She'd seen their kind before, Miss Uren was ready for them All she simply did ignore, speaking Spanish ad infinitum Of course they were confused, which left them feeling somewhat foolish Then she softened her approach, so as not to seem so ghoulish From that point on our classes' bad behavior was not repeated Except those spending time learning Spanish `expletives deleted' I had Miss Uren's class 4 years, Spanish I through Spanish IV As a high school language teacher she was all that you could hope for

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Date: 11/1/2019 11:40:00 PM
A great tribute to your Spanish teacher, Mark , congratulations on your winning placement. Hugs Eve
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Mark Toney
Date: 11/2/2019 8:20:00 PM
Thanks for the encouragement, Eve! ~Mark
Date: 10/31/2019 2:02:00 PM
- A good teacher is an artist ... congratulations on your great winning poem, Mark :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 11/1/2019 7:45:00 AM
Such a lovely comment :) Thanks, Anne-Lise! ~Mark
Date: 10/15/2019 11:10:00 AM
Lines so magnetic, words so beautiful, I am gradually becoming an extremist to your thoughts.. Great piece here.
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Date: 10/15/2019 2:44:00 PM
Awesome comment, Funom! Much appreciated. ~Mark
Date: 10/11/2019 4:15:00 PM
That's great Mark - amusing and flows well. My Spanish teacher was inspirational too - Italian with a wonderful sense of humour. I've just started an adult beginners Spanish group for fun after all these years.
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Mark Toney
Date: 10/11/2019 5:02:00 PM
Thanks, Wendy. The adult beginners Spanish group sounds like fun. Be sure to include a little Italian to mix things up :) Ciao! ~Mark
Date: 10/6/2019 8:58:00 PM
si no sabes español Uren problemas
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Mark Toney
Date: 10/6/2019 9:08:00 PM
Es muy verdad :) ¿Donde esta el baño?

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