School Homework: Jobs I Hated

I hated homework - what a bore;
And wanted time to play.
I’d tolerate that stuff at school,
But that was during day.

We didn’t have a dog or cat,
But Teacher didn’t know:
Those creatures chewed my homework up,
And I was full of woe.

I’d lost my bag, my homework too,
And wasn’t it a shame,
That all my work had been in vain.
My teacher knew my game…

One day I gave up fighting it -
I saw I was a dud -
And did my homework on the bus…
Then dropped it in the mud!

9th November, for Sara’s Jobs contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 4/9/2016 8:26:00 PM
Yes ! I second that ! :-) Nicely penned Jack.
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Date: 8/19/2015 4:14:00 PM
Jack, what a clever subterfuge, and a good twisty end. Well done indeed. Thanks for dropping by my place, too.
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Date: 5/10/2015 11:46:00 AM
Hello Jack, I enjoyed the muddy ending here - it sort of made it clear!! Wishing you all the best dear friend.
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Date: 12/28/2014 8:39:00 PM
dropping back with my congrats:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 12/13/2014 12:07:00 PM
Funny how so many of us hated to do homework. I think that is because we did not like school that much. I enjoyed this and it brought a smile. love phyl
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Date: 12/11/2014 9:19:00 PM
Dropping back with my congratulations Jack. I love this one.
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Date: 12/11/2014 9:16:00 PM
How funny...loved the last stanza especially. Congrats. G
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Date: 12/11/2014 6:20:00 PM
...and then a flaming pterodactyl ate my homework.....enjoyed this one, thanks and congrats
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Date: 12/11/2014 1:37:00 PM
Jack, congratulations on second place , Blessings 7
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Date: 12/11/2014 10:05:00 AM
I think many can identify with this woe of homework memories !!..... Kids today could also read this and agree !!
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Date: 12/11/2014 8:47:00 AM
The humorous one, congrats on the win
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Date: 12/11/2014 8:15:00 AM
Most everyone can relate to this one for we all had at least sometimes in our school life hated to do homework..Thanks for sharing part of your life with us..I appreciate the entry in my contest..Sara
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Date: 11/26/2014 12:16:00 AM
Still loving this one. I think I will post up my job poem soon. thanks, jack, for seeing my poems today.
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Date: 11/25/2014 5:46:00 PM
Nice. This made me laugh.
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Date: 11/16/2014 7:10:00 PM
You tell a sad tale here. I miss my schooldays even though they weren't always that pleasant. Enjoyable work! Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish
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Date: 11/15/2014 9:01:00 PM
You've produced in me a chuckle, especially as I am dodging home work as I read. I'll even do the dishes before I return to the scenarios. Thanks for the smile mate.
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Date: 11/12/2014 6:48:00 AM
yayy, no one liked homework, jack... this delighted me no end!.. huggs
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Date: 11/10/2014 12:23:00 AM
hahahah. I LOVE this one. Homework. That never would have even occurred to me to do it on that topic. IS this using that poulter measure Sara suggested. Did you know the contest can only be sonnet or poulter form? Anyway, a great poem!!
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Date: 11/9/2014 11:25:00 PM
Just the thought makes my heart sink. To be told that I had to think. Use my brain and not get pleasure. That's not how I like to spend my leisure. Peace. :)
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Date: 11/9/2014 4:45:00 PM
Oh Jack, That sounds so much like me. The tales I would tell. I had no time for that sill stuff.
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Date: 11/9/2014 3:05:00 PM
Excellent...and I love the humour! I hated school and teachers were not my best of friends! Funny, eh, when later on I had to spend a lifetime teaching!:) // paul
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Date: 11/9/2014 1:51:00 PM
ha ha ha - simply hilarious - can relate to this I work in a school! good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 11/9/2014 2:15:00 PM
Can I have permission to post this on the school site for the teachers - am sure they will smile:-) hugs Jan xx
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