School Irony Poems

Old school is no longer appreciated, been made redundant is anticipated

Youngblood’s heart is always on fire, he wishes that old school would soon retire 

Youngblood...

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For those whom the Pandemic spared
    a real revolution's in the air

  From remote work demands
    come offices...

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middle aged and middle class
driving way too fast
on country lanes

drop the kid at school
group yoga then the pool 
prosecco and wealth envy over lunch

on to...

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Schooling life- a main pursuit to learn,
Is surrounded by various impairments:
As much as catching fun-fill cruises, spurn!

Easier said than done- taking the right turn;
Good enough...

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Good morning you good people 
Welcome to Designer School
Where we carefully teach you
How to manipulate life’s fools.
Following the success of
Jeans with Designer Holes
Our next project...

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Nevertheless, I resolved to be a preacher
Waiting as a worker in His vineyard 
As a Sunday school teacher for His call
To avoid eternal condemnation 
And...

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The Letter         

A young man strolled along the waterfront,
His mind and heart at ease.
Said an old man,...

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Fools are tools 
They enrich schools 

Fool isn't a fool
But an awaiting elite
In an elite's misrule 
He grows mixtures of conceit
  
Students aren't stubborn...

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*** Truly? ***

As Trump continues trying to explain,
And science will truly someday 
Get it right to prove:
That life is a matter of enchantment,
That mirrors do...

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Could this be hell?
Peering faceless eyes
Virtue signals
Stop – Go – Stay
Mask – Unmask
Kindergarten rules
Get in line
No talk – No touch – no smiles
Recess for one
No...

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Thousands of students of decades
Across the nation, 
Have loads of issues with grades 
And lack of motivation.

A retention to learning,
With parents calling 
And graduation rates...

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The hovering mother is never quite out of sight.
She hovers morning, midday, noon, and night
Darting from tree to tree, she’d fervently hide,
Or at the back...

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Bumblebees buzzing...
Erie irritating sounds:
“Ouch”! bees also sting...

Confined to his bowl,
A fish, seemingly talking,
Jumps! wiggling free...

Penguins standing proud,
Poised as if to soon take flight,
Flap their wings…then…splash!...

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You Cannot Call Yourself a Counselor Until
We were told we could not call ourselves counselors
Until we graduated and had our licenses in hand.
We were threatened,...

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Mabel Jones and her four kids, Tyrese, Sheldon, Christopher, and Myriah (each with different fathers) went to church every Sunday, and the kids attended bible...

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