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Why, why, why? Is all I ask Do you send these folk my way They're not the ones I'd choose myself But I attract within hooray You must have plans to work me Lord Have I really gone astray I try so hard to be polite You send me those who groan From trials of life Crying painful body drones But I face a war continually Lord Spine crumbling pained bones I questioned much over the years Of those you sent my way But each one has had effect on me What will I have learned today I want to tell of things you've done And why I've learnt to pray You sent me counseling to help Through things wrong in my youth Then church fellowship did help me through When marriage went down sluice A teacher friend taught me much In assertiveness and truth You sent me someone kind and true When I'd thought life was gone A friend of a friend a neighbors brother Turned out to be the one Who'd bring me home and settle again Protect me and my two sons You showed me work where I did learn The skills to pull me through In kitchens I did learn to cook In schools help my children too The staff within were pillars and rocks In illness helped me do You send others now to my house Now I can't go out all alone I used to sit and ponder sorry I couldn't do things on my own But now I have found new waters I can swim and write a poem I help others through my charity support When I can get to phone I can help in ways that others cant And control load with able zone I listen to those there struggling Look at positives not moan So I'm thankful for those folk you sent Though I don't understand your process But each time one has helped me to Understand and cope it's noticed So send someone to help I'll pray And I'll listen as perfect hostess Author's notes Okay, so I realize as it stands it needs tweaking, but at the time the pen flowed and now it needs some TLC... any ideas welcome, although I do not want to detract from the meaning/depth. Any idea of rhyme was not originally intentional so please forgive I know at present its dreadful!! Help please?

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Date: 4/27/2009 11:36:00 PM
How wise you are to welcome each individual the Lord sends into your life and try to learn and grow from your relationships with them. And I'm glad you met a fella who helps care for you and your boys. As for your note at the end, I wouldn't change a word. It's awesome! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 4/24/2009 8:48:00 AM
Wow.. verey powerful...
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Date: 4/22/2009 10:35:00 PM
yeah so true God send people our way,and through them he wants us to love him,this is wonderfully penned and its nice you are so grateful for what God sends in our life-wonderfullly penned
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Date: 4/22/2009 8:34:00 PM
We were created to be social ... if their were no readers would th epoem still be written ... if there was no else alive would life be meaningful still? Your poetry and your humanity flow together ... a sea of love.
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Date: 4/22/2009 10:19:00 AM
I believe the people we meet are their for us at that moment in time. there to help, challenge, encourage, help show us what we should do, and others to show us what we should not do..... we can learn from situations. good write......alopez
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Date: 4/20/2009 11:35:00 AM
I am no technical writer so I cannot offer you help, as I do not feel you need it. I do however agree with Michael. It is the message the poem carries, and the emotions evoked within the reader that make the poem what it is, in my humble opinion. And in that case, this is a mighty, powerful write. Life is such a learning process, and your poem reveals a personal story many can relate to in their own way. I say well done. Love, Shar
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Date: 4/20/2009 6:24:00 AM
Beautiful flow of words.
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Date: 4/20/2009 6:17:00 AM
Anna I wish I could help but I don't have enough poetic knowledge to begin to try and teach others because I'm fearful I might give the wrong advice - I can say this you are correct in not wanting to change the meaning because it is most profound - The people the Lord brings into our lives and the things they do both good and bad makes us who we are - I'm one who believes that it is not how a poem is written rather the message within that makes a great poem - God Bless, MJ
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