My Students
Within a bag of teaching stuff
I saved when I retired
Were notes and poems by students
To a teacher they admired.
How gratified I felt to read
I’d opened many eyes
To poetry and novels
(Even grammar – no surprise!)
Those students were in middle school
So now they’re all adults.
I wonder if my teaching
Had some tangible results.
No way to really know, but still,
I hope they love to read
And if they write some poetry,
I’ve done my job, indeed.
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