Teacher Light Verse Poems

There are now nooks and crannies in elementary school classrooms.
Places for children to slither and slide into
When they need a break
When they despise multiplication facts
When...

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who is an artist? the preschool teacher asked
Every child raised their hand
Not only are they artists at three and four
They are dancers, singers, inventors, dreamers,...

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Our real master Teaches the beauty
free as a bird Flying on the heights
Sans fear of making a mistake, or falling...

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Mirth-filled, children converse boisterously
Presenting their future jobs jovially
As the best and greatest, well-said pridefully
Midst innocence, sans ignorance of witty perspective cheerfully.

Child A: I’ll be an...

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if you are no fun during the school year
are you joyful during the summer?
i stare at the folded armed teacher
an angry glare on her face...

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Seemingly

It all spins on

Separation..

Techniques and

Paths are ways

Via separation

To teach a discovery 

Of no separation..

Varieties of teachings

Enlisting study and

Doing..persistence 

Classic and modern

Reaching 

By separation's 

Desperate mappings

To...

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He is Conrad but not Hilton.
She is Cher but not that Cher.
He is Leif but not Erikson.
She is Tina but not that Tina
He is Chevy...

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And I quote" Just for laughs" end of quote. Laughter is medicine to your soul:

Imagine taking a village girl to the hotel and in the...

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My friend cracked my ribs with laughter,
When he told me a story about boarding school days.
He said to me that, he used to sit in...

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The new teachers wanted to hire a male teacher
He will be able to control them, they argued.
He will be forceful, they will listen to him

Some...

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As a young teen I sadly confess, I dreamt of becoming an actress.
A class assignment drew me to Warner's  in D.C., where I
brushed up...

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A school counselor was walking down a hallway.
Hi Mrs. Kay
Hi Mrs. Kay
Hi Mrs. Kay
One of the kindergarteners got up and hugged her.
This is a no-no.
They...

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Fourth-grader, Leander had his hands down his pants.
Sitting on the rug, doing what people do but usually, in their sleep.
His young teacher said, "“Leander, please...

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I am not kidding. They look twelve, I say.
My friend laughs, she is retired from teaching.
Seriously, I tell her. I am serious!
She shakes her head,...

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The world needs to learn
the culture of peace love
as every mother practices daily
of each and every child
the mother with nobility and kindness
dedicated teacher she is...

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