Ballad Teacher Poems

I hear them singing,                                           ...

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In dreams I appear and take her
Down a path she dares not wander
In a town beset by plunder
I shake her blood and bone

In dreams she...

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Land of the Free


Oh! Thou sweet land of the free, ????

You paved the way so others could find their ways

Where men of letter fought for...

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Who is making "Kentucky School Teachers Angry"? Who is making "Any Teacher of our "Children Angry" to cause their "Failure"? Anger produces "Failure" in "Any...

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One kid kicks the chair.
Everyone loses recess.
Children begin to despise Kid One.
Teacher explains peer pressure is best way to control Kid One.

Kid One loves Her...

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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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Umaga, nakikita kang naglalakad,
Ang kanan mong kamay ay may tangan pang bag.
Ang kaliwang kamay mo'y libro ang hawak
Ngunit sa daan kilalaka ng lahat.

Ika'y guro; Sagisag...

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You had a mom and dad that put a fire in your heart...
They provided love and encouragement from the very start.

Randy and Sandy are part...

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As we walk outside the 
  city opens its' arms to us 
A friendly crossing guard 
     signals to cross...

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There can be tossing and turning and a sleepless night...
Just mentally preparing for the next days fight.

But we love these kids what more can I...

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Paint me my teacher
A picture of my future
Tell me at this juncture
About My future
I will listen with rapture
You my teacher
Show me every feature
Of my future.

spread...

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ONE LINE

I’m remembering a class I taught at
Bohank Business School,
Poetry 101 –
The grading papers chore,
The mental anguish,
God. what a bore!

It seems that President Swink fancied...

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