School Success Poems

Children's Poems III

These are poems for children and poems about children and their mothers, fathers, grandmother, grandfathers and extended families. 



Success
by Michael R. Burch

for Jeremy

We...

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The sharpened mind - with care - takes aim
- at university, we play ruthless games.
Where pencils scratch, their graphite gray,
and scholarly answers take the day.

I've...

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Existential Exams

By Mark D. Stucky
Math problems, essay questions,
multiple choice, fill in the blanks…
Many are the tests we take
from grade school through grad school.

We also encounter...

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Rah-rah-rah
     Win at all costs
   Sis-boom-bah
     No game is lost

   We've got the...

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My stomach is growling from the coconut trash bubbling in my system, my stomach is growling from toxic energy circulating in the street. My stomach...

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I stand atop the mountain high
A champion, I’ve earned my prize
Through sweat and tears, I’ve reached the sky
My triumph now, it’s no surprise

I faced my...

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Ruby

Ruby Bridges was one of the first Black American pupils	
in a 'White' school 
after racial segregation was declared unconstitutional.

It was November 14th, 1960 when six...

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Binary Math Rules.

Let me tell you a tale, my friend,
Of ones and zeros that never end.
A world of binary, simple and true,
With rules to help...

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I want to say something about cursive writing (this might seem random).

I’ve seen articles saying that cursive writing is a “dead art,” that computers have...

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I woke up today and gave my life a reflection 
The problem, the sorrows
The failure that follows 
Each day feeling my hopes are empty 
Feeling...

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For twelve long years it was back to school
To make sure I didn’t grow up a fool
Learning how to read a book, do a cipher
At...

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My Life’s Greatest Performance


I’ll first thank, praise and glorify our God
For many good performances I had in my life
From doing my best at schools when...

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‘Tis not for me to judge the performances of my life
Or grade my talents, or, speak of some bold endeavors,
Folks who watched me do what...

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Yale’s friday “spring fling” was a soggy success - both as a concert and super spreader event. My groove-spirit was dampened by weather and a...

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I, for one, am not racing to the top!
I arrived there on so many occasions before.
I remember well my high school diploma,
My first day in...

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