Teacher Nonsense Poems

Giving gifts ~ required boxes are filled ...

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The crazy neighbor down the street from me,  
always had her multi colored polka dotted curtains open for all to see.  
Music is...

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The boiling pot,                      ...

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Today I write just for you                                       ...

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Morality how are you
overdue with no clue 
run for your life 
and take no wife  
love how you answered  
in good standard ...

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The Desk
by Michael R. Burch

for Jeremy

There is a child I used to know
who sat, perhaps, at this same desk
where you sit now, and made a...

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Bigger than YOU Think

The internet, 
is large... indeed. 
It starts here and never ends. 
It just starts over somewhere else. 

In the beginning AOL, 
time...

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To Heaven

My Lord, my King, 
my Sovereign Father, 
mercy and grace.
The finest flowers for the 
hour of Your birth. 

Lost are the souls born of...

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One time I hired a monkey 
He took notes for me in every class 
I would just be sittin’ there 
My mind a happy blank...

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Nearly Six Foot

Of heaven on the water I wish to sing, it is a funny thing. 
A small boat and sail, the size of a...

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The Place

I had to move to the big city. 
I miss the trees and fields. 
My world feels closed in. 
The walls ever nearer to...

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The child is out of control, angry, mad, mean.
Teachers have their theories about what the kid wants as a reward
For doing his work, to stay...

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Joy at Church

Your hair is white, you have earned every strand. 
Wisdom, kindness, patience, do not come cheap. 

Your voice is level, like water... 
moving...

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This was accidentally written as a comment to my buddy, Line.
Yes, THAT Line.
The famous Line.
The one who wins all the contests, and 
we all love...

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There once was a teacher called Marty
Who taught each class as if it was a big party.
With a sax he explained he was jazzy
If there...

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