Instruction Deduction

Here I am, reminiscing every junction
 when poetry and literature peeled my very education
and verbiage and grammatical function
 revealed my sense of moody stagnant indications.

Sister Laura questioned every thought that stirred
 changing lines and defining the correct poetic form
each cut left a mark from her razor sharpened sword
 and in the years that slipped from my teenaged storms
I found clarity out of desperation in the written word.

Stubbornness agonized at any change she made
 and every poem I write today reveals
her hidden corrections engraved on every page
 that formed my poems, thoughts, ideals to be unsealed.
 



for Chantelle Anne Cooke's Favorite Teacher contest
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Roper Avatar
November 1, 2019 at 11:39 PM
A great tribute to your Sister Laura, DM , congratulations on your winning placement. Hugs Eve
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October 31, 2019 at 2:03 PM
- A good teacher is an artist, DM ... congratulations on your great winning poem - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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