Reason A. Poteet Poet Rhyme

Long About May In School

When spring's in the air, teachers cringe,
students' attention on the fringe.
Young minds on love, at least on like,
others just take a mental hike.

Required courses, long about May
invite clown acts, at least horseplay.
When pupils fail to meet your eye,
Are they asleep? or did they die?

Assignment made, Keats' Grecian Urn.
Write anything that you have learned.
Cheap pens, a dollar a dozen,
kept my English lit class buzzin'.

Class clown provided not a few
then he showed some tricks they could do.
When pens abound with certain flair
this teacher found - springs in the air.

written 03/03/18

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Kim Rodrigues March 15, 2018 at 8:09 AM You have a talent for stories! Enjoyed!

Andrea Dietrich March 5, 2018 at 5:24 PM oh I really enjoyed your creative take on the theme, using it for teachers. Yes, I can relate, and MY students go any time of the year, so any time can be like this!! Reason A. Poteet March 6, 2018 at 8:54 PM an enjoyable write indeed, I miss those class clowns though they gave me headaches sometimes. Re: the timing, you are right; but I think towards the end of May/early June, they really tested my patience.

Kurt Philip Behm March 4, 2018 at 9:14 PM You took me right back to school. Fun, and very upbeat! Reason A. Poteet March 5, 2018 at 2:33 PM Thanks, Kurt, you had to have been there and it sounds like that’s exactly where you were. Appreciate your comment.

Vijay Pandit March 3, 2018 at 8:42 AM Feels like this stems from direct experience in the classroom. Unique details relevant to reactions amid spring season. Well written with lovely rhymes..best for a win, RAP. Reason A. Poteet March 3, 2018 at 8:56 AM Thank you, Vijay, my number-one fan, I appreciate your comment. I was a teacher for forty years, although not in high school. Stories abound in the teachers' lounge.