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H. Arlequin
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0 posted 1999-11-01 10:10 PM


Teachers

A whining wind blows tumbleweed
across its unkempt yard,
unputtied windows don't impede
the dusty disregard
where teachers' hasty mea culpas
paper the schoolroom floor.
A busied class with grand ideas,
has rushed the ingress door.

Blackboard scribblings still in place,
forgotten their review,
jokes, and smiles whose chats retrace
the searching of a few
for tools by which good tropes are made,
finding that closeness transcends
lessons! Proximity displayed
its yen for lifelong friends.

Who knows their dingy history,
abandoned one room schools,
retelling ancient mystery
and duty's golden rules
to wide-eyed wondering wannabes
absorbing every word?
Those sages engaged Truth's decrees,
their tests assured it heard!

Faithful teachers, with well-earned pride,
your graduation stage,
now promenade. Let us provide
applause, the tribute page,
vocation done, a race well run,
to accolades of grace.
Embrace in peace the setting sun,
our books mark well your place.

--H. Arlequin
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Poems From the Goober Tree http://nathoo.wustl.edu/goober_tree.htm



[This message has been edited by H. Arlequin (edited 11-05-1999).]

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Denise
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1 posted 1999-11-01 10:32 PM


Amen! One of the most noble professions! A wonderful tribute!

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Denise


Watcher666
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2 posted 1999-11-02 02:24 AM


Every teacher should read this!! Well done!

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Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you.

H. Arlequin
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3 posted 1999-11-02 11:58 AM


Hi Denise and Watcher!!

smoooooooooches to u both!! :-)))
u are soo generous with your encouragement,
thank you. thank you, thank you!!!

HA

btw revised it a bit, comments???

Denise
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4 posted 1999-11-02 08:36 PM


mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! (I like that phrase!) hehehehehe! Well done! Very smooth!

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Denise


hoot_owl_rn
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5 posted 1999-11-02 11:08 PM


Excellent!! I really enjoyed this poem. It speaks highly of those who endeavor to teach our future
Balladeer
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6 posted 1999-11-02 11:31 PM


Such rich flavor in this piece. Well done.
Isis
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7 posted 1999-11-03 12:06 PM


A fitting tribute for those who shape the foundations of our lives.

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Through poetry my heart and soul truly sing...
~Isis~
(Daughter of Mystery)


snow in summer
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8 posted 1999-11-04 09:32 PM


I fell in love with this from the first line and the closing line is absolutely beyond perfection, if that is possible!
Martie
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9 posted 1999-11-04 11:11 PM


Excellent writing. I was a teacher for many years. Thankyou for such words of tribute for a profession that is often overlooked.
Nan
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10 posted 1999-11-05 07:31 AM


HA
You didn't have to go to all this trouble to impress me... I already was!!

Toerag
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11 posted 1999-11-05 07:38 AM


Nice job...and so true!

They say "Johnnie can't read, but what does Johnnie have to know?
Look at the competition, it's the age of video!"

Pepper
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12 posted 1999-11-05 09:42 AM


Wonderful!!

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A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extrordinaire!

suthern
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13 posted 1999-11-05 10:09 AM


A richly deserved tribute... and very well done!
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