Panagiota Romios Poet Free verse

Natural Born Comedians

Natural Born Comedians

I had a class of sixth graders in Chicago,
Absolutely like no other.
Never a class so full of smiles and
hilarious pranks.
Their boundless joy rolled over me like
a huge Sherman tank.

I think they had their own student
lesson plan book,
Whose main topic was: "Let's make
Mrs. R. look like a schnook."
Don't ever tell them, please promise?
It was the best year of my life.

Anyway, I got all the silly kids no
teacher wanted.( The tight-***ed
teachers, I mean.)
To me, these children were sunbeams 
of joy in my life, each day undaunted!
At times, they made me laugh so hard.
They were far more creative than any
Second City Improv.

So thank you God for a class of sparkling
sunbeams you gave me for a year.
Only one thing remained on my desk
when they all were gone!

Stillness, silence, empty chairs, 
And the splash of my salty tears falling 
on my barren desk!

Panagiota Romios
3/22/2019

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Chuck Melugin March 23, 2019 at 7:40 AM This is so well written! You should include poetry in your teaching resume. Panagiota Romios March 23, 2019 at 7:52 AM Yes,I am still awake and knew you would comment. I never had a written resume.~)). That one class? I can just imagine the poetry they would write. I did stand up on open mike nights in Chicago. That class taught me how to not take life so seriously. On Tuesday mornings they wanted to know how I did. Thanks for always being here for so many. May many Learn from your example. Panagiota.