First Day Of School Poems

 she 
 wondered
 why she needs
  this protection
 on her first day of school, she kept her poise
 As the crowd taunted her...

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she
stood in
front of her
young seventh grade 
classroom on the very first day of school 

Happy Birthday written on the black board
as she walked in 
boys...

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Little Yellow Bus
	
First day of school yellow bus stopping at the mailbox,
Bouncing down country roads - pausing next to city sidewalks.

Nothing seems to stop you...

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Do you remember, the stars, the moon and the dazzling night sky?
And the joy of our childhood, can you hear it?
All of our giggles and...

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New semester.
Did my courses run?
Oh yeah, but too many. 
Work on my syllabi.
I promise I won’t cry.

The night before class.
I pace the kitchen.
Sending prayers up.
Are...

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Your uniform is like unto a sonnet
And you, a poem dressed in vest and skirt.
How peaceful are the eyes that rest upon it
Creative spirit framed...

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He has cold, grey, crisply creased trousers,
a shirt stitched with a blah motto 
and a bang-on-brand sweater.
A fixed smile almost lights
his small, pensive face.
The school...

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There was a scrumptious new boy in town.
We Seniors were agog, 
He went around the square twice 
On a Saturday night

In small town USA in...

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I pace back and forth
Mind and heart in an upbeat 
Head on I tell them 
We chased our dreams and worries
Together we held our hands
We...

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SCHOOL CRUSH

The moment I set eyes on you,
Across the lecture room,
On that first day of term
I fell in love.
Your chestnut hair, bewitching eyes,
And, oh, the...

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Charlie told me that for fun
He watches a terrorized mouse
Get chased down and eaten by his corn snake
Jake, the Snake, every Thursday at two.

I met...

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Dear Carnsworth,

I have been dreaming that we will become an “us” since the first day of school.
You are friendly, and funny, and handsome, and you...

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My first day of school,
I was nervous, and I was scared.
I was totally unprepared….
For what would come my way,
And I must say….
I didn’t like the...

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My daughter came home from her first day of kindergarten thrilled with her teacher.
I was amazed, shocked, pleasantly surprised, as everything I had heard about...

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Summer is now over,  
We’ve had lots of fun
Swimming, jumping and cycling
Always on the run.

The first day of school, 
Can be hard for mum...

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