The Class
I’m sitting down upon a chair that is brown
Trying to listen to my teacher who is talking
With girls on my sides whose face is frowning
Cause my teacher says a story that seems so boring.
I don’t know what he really utters about
Cause he speaks of spiritual matters which we’re in doubt
We’re supposed to be tackling about
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Categories:
education, people, schoolteacher, teacher,
Form: Rhyme
An Elephant In School
That’s not my elephant, the second graders said to their teacher.
Elephants are too big; they’re not our kind of creature.
We like fierce alligators with thick-green armored scales;
long pointed teeth, strong jaws, and spiked whipping tails.
We like chimpanzees that live high in forest trees
that swing from branches and hang by their hairy knees.
What good is a
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Categories:
animals, schoolteacher, teacher,
Form: Couplet
Thank You Mr. S.
I wanted to be a writer
When I was just a young teen
But I was so incredibly shy
And kids can be so mean.
Then a new teacher came along.
He had such a different view.
I no longer felt embarrassed
By the writing that I'd do.
He made me feel I had a gift
And that it should be shared.
To him I
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Categories:
schoolteacher, dedication, on writing and
Form: Ode
Color Blind (True)
When I was at school
We had a test to see
If I could tell the difference
Of colors in front of me.
We all stood there in a single line
I didn't know what to do
The teacher showed us purple
I thought it was blue.
Then we had another test
This time on our own
We had to spot a number
Within a
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Categories:
childhood, schoolteacher, teacher,
Form: Rhyme
Our Teacher Rides On Her Broom
Our teacher rides on her broom
she levitates on it in our classroom
she will snap and then deride
wish she'll take her pride for a ride!
Our teacher rode off on her broom
and there was joy in the classroom!
Our teacher came back from her ride
and all the students stirred inside,
"How do we rid her?"
"We must decide!"
"There
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Categories:
schoolteacher, childhood, education, fantasy, funny,
Form: Rhyme