Labor Intensive

First day of Lab,
we sat as assigned.
She wrote one word
across the board:

'Laboratory’

She turned and said 
"This is a laboratory.
Let’s have more of the first five
and less of the last seven."
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Ong Avatar
October 12, 2020 at 7:10 AM
Nice poem and a twist . Really like it. Could do with putting up in school labs:)
Fowler Avatar
October 12, 2020 at 7:13 AM
Many thanks Rena! Linda
Dietrich Avatar
October 9, 2020 at 9:04 AM
very very clever. Your words or an actual teacher said this?
Fowler Avatar
October 9, 2020 at 2:08 PM
Ms. Labinski, seventh grade science teacher, some years ago ;) I'm not nearly that clever LOL Linda
Horsman Avatar
October 9, 2020 at 1:56 AM
Wow how clever is this, and for to pick up on it, and present it here,, love it...made my day.
Fowler Avatar
October 9, 2020 at 5:39 AM
Thank you Harry. Have a nice day! Linda
Buhagiar Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 11:04 PM
Who loves work? ~~
Fowler Avatar
October 9, 2020 at 5:39 AM
Only as a means to reach an end...THE end? ;) Thanks my friend. Linda
Tor Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 10:27 PM
Lol Like Mark I had to read again. lol
Fowler Avatar
October 9, 2020 at 5:38 AM
Ha! Glad you enjoyed it Michael. Linda
Wolf Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 5:59 PM
Ha, ha! Very clever! ~ Mrs. Murphy
Fowler Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 6:11 PM
Ha! lots of fun in that class - Linda
Koplin Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 4:19 PM
I had to read that twice but I get it. Well done!
Fowler Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 4:28 PM
Cool ;) Thanks for stopping by and for the nice words Mark. Linda
Logan Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 2:26 PM
ahhh, what a great way to introduce a hands on class. Makes perfect sense to me, and a great write, Linda.
Fowler Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 3:13 PM
Thank you Jenna. Yup, it worked for us. ;) Linda
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