Stellar Ms Ella

"That's not my elephant!" You could hear her say,
As quickly she ran, caught on film, heading this way.

The 2nd graders all laughed as they watched the movie,
Many of them thought it was really "Groovee."

For this was a film shot of their teacher Ms. Ella,
Whose performance in it was anything but stellar.

She was running for her life as the big bull feigned his charge,
The one she was supposed to ride wasn't nearly that large.

But it made for a good chuckle when she showed her class
The home movie of her trip to India's Kyber Pass.

Soon it was lunchtime...the cafeteria line was fun
As they laughed about how fast their teacher could run.

Spaghetti was on the bill of fare
Passing it up...one wouldn't dare.

Because they would need all their energy tonight
They had a test coming on the Bill of Rights.

Ms. Ella was a good teacher and her kids liked her a lot
But her tests were difficult as if she had some plot.

She would send them home with work to do,
But they learned from her film, not everything is work too.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Henderson Avatar
December 21, 2010 at 8:06 PM
very good Dan. I haven't had the nerve to tackle that one yet. Charles
Devonshire Avatar
December 21, 2010 at 1:34 PM
What a cute story is behind your poem, Daniel! Somehow you made sense of a "nonsense" mandate. Best wishes in the contest, my friend. And have a very Merry Christmas. Love, Carolyn
Richards Avatar
December 21, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Excellent....this was a tough challenge, and you met it with a great poem!! Loved it! :)
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December 21, 2010 at 1:12 PM
So terrific I really enjoyed it.Thanks for the congrats on my win.Teresa
Mehta Avatar
December 21, 2010 at 11:14 AM
Wonderful entry to the contest with humorous write, Daniel. Good luck
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