Home » Poems » Caren Krutsinger » Babysitting First Graders

Babysitting First Graders

This is a first grader’s day I build a house! I build a house! Another first grader chimes in. It has a mouse! And maybe a louse! Third first grader yells “Hey, that rhymes!” “Chimes! Limes! Times! Crimes!” By the time the teacher arrives back from her twenty-second bathroom break the whole room is afire with song. You would think I taught music. Did they finish the spelling test? She asks me. “Test! Pest! Fest! Guest! Crest!” They all sing. I ease out gently, waving, not daring to speak.

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Silent One

Date: 3/24/2019 6:38:00 AM

Haha, you captured the moments very well..

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/24/2019 9:55:00 AM

I LIVE elementary school, so I breathe it and poetize it as well.

M. L. Kiser

Date: 3/23/2019 9:57:00 PM

Ha! You are fun...cute one.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/24/2019 5:59:00 AM

I am. The children CHEER when I arrive, except the kindergarteners who CRY if their teacher is gone for a half second.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 3/23/2019 6:27:00 PM

i'm sure they were sorry to see you go, caren! (and are you sure you didn't have a tiny hand in getting all those rhymes started? if so, more power to you!)

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/23/2019 7:41:00 PM

Well, I might have to claim a wee bit of "egging on". Come on, Ilene. It was between singing and a boring spelling test.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 3/23/2019 12:20:00 PM

kids say what they truly feel!... enjoyed the poetic banter and how you slipped off after the test, so cute, caren... huggs

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/23/2019 7:41:00 PM

I always do. By the time I leave the children are cheering and the teachers so wish anyone else had shown up.