Careers Poems - Poems about Careers

Dietician vs Mortician The divide between them’s not wide Both deal with cold cuts One serves ‘em, ...

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This morning’s sunrise was a tacky and artificial affair. The sun was played by a weak, 12-watt, refrigerator bulb that looked wet and heavy as it struggled uphill like a drunk. The horizon reminded me of a cheap, runny theatrical illusion, the clouds were old cotton balls glued to cardboard silhouettes, the birds sagged like dead puppets...

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A frog who could dance up a jig Went to Nashville to make it big She set out for the disco Ended up in some Crisco Seems it wasn’t that type of gig...

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Sixth graders have had the unit on careers. I have introduced hundreds of them today. We have had guest speakers up the yin-yang, and down the other side of the room I am confident they know about accountants, musicians, retail, yoga, from career day. They know about space camp, astronauts, astronomy, bakers, chefs, and things that zoom. We...

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Be a Teacher - earn not a lot, work a lot - be stressed to the point you’ll lose your sanity. The government will constantly try its hardest to deliver new and improved stresses to your life. Be a Dr - eat, drink and live stress. Work every single hour of your life and burn out...

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I am going to be a ballerina, dancing Exotically and beautifully, In a pink tutu, fluffy and frothy My arms will glitter with Glitz and sass. I will be streamlined, with an Appreciative audience who is Constantly amazed and awed by my flawless performance And if that doesn’t work out, I will be the owner of an orphanage, Taking in all of the...

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I wondered what I’d do If I had chosen a career Would it have been based on challenge or overcoming fear I could have been an electrician Working with plugs and wires and sprockets Or maybe even a politician Putting my hands in other peoples pockets I might have been a mariner When my ship was moored I’d rig it Or possibly an...

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