Sidney Beck Poet Verse

Last Day of School

LAST   DAY  OF SCHOOL
 
No more initiative to lack
Young voices no longer call  me back
            
         End of term
         My clock is ticking
         The last minutes in this classroom

Tidy up the debris myself
Books not fully arranged on shelf

         Half-eaten chocolate bar
         Unfinished game of dominoes
         Math project incomplete

Talk of spelling and grammar
Irrelevant now after the drama

         My chalk marks are easily erased
         Switch off lights  - last thing.
         Then the long silence

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Ilene Bauer June 30, 2014 at 9:34 PM i know exactly the feeling and you've expressed it so well here! i loved teaching for all the years i taught but surprisingly (to myself), i don't miss it at all.

Kika Ayala June 30, 2014 at 12:15 PM Hi Sidney, I can imagine the relief you are feeling! This is such a great clever write about the end of semester. Enjoy the time off, my friend! You'll have a new bunch to deal with in the new school year:-) Sidney Beck June 30, 2014 at 12:50 PM thank you very much for your kind support...regards Syd