A Valentine For Our Teacher

Hey! Here is a valentine for Mrs. Kay, our music teacher, we said.
Mom rolled her eyes; her cheeks sprung red.
You mean your classroom teacher, Miss McGraff, she would reply.
We did not like her in the least, a fact that we could not hide.

But Mrs. Kay is fun, she makes Monday good, we said.
We would not miss McGraff if she were to drop over dead.
This was not a thing to say to our persnickety mother.
But when we said this, it delighted our eager-to-be-liked brother.

He laughed so hard, he fell over, and let out a stream of gas.
Mom hollered at him, because we were in Sunday mass.
The people in the pew behind us began to laugh.
But not the lady on the end – it was Miss Meanie McGraff.
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Hankins Avatar
January 12, 2022 at 9:31 AM
Oh, that is so funny! I'll bet ol' Miss McGraff didn't get much out of the sermon that Sunday!
Krutsinger Avatar
January 12, 2022 at 11:12 PM
Enough Snicker Snicker Mrs. Kay the music teacher is my husband's mother!
Wolf Avatar
January 11, 2022 at 6:05 PM
Ha, ha, ha! Scenes you'd like to see -- and you saw one! Great narrative. Hilarious. :) gw
Krutsinger Avatar
January 12, 2022 at 11:12 PM
I improvised a bit.
Kiser Avatar
January 11, 2022 at 4:56 PM
Ooh...I'll bet he felt uncomfortable later.
Krutsinger Avatar
January 12, 2022 at 11:13 PM
No.You need to meet my brother.
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