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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2002-08-28 10:55 AM

School Starts Today

They’re off to school
They’re off to school
They’re chomping at the bit!

Yet, some are hangin’ on to Mama
and throwin’ quite a fit!

You see, there’s mixed emotions
in the clamor that you see;
some are quite excited,
some are filled with glee.

But some of them’s sweet Mama
is almost all they’ve ever known
and getting them to let go
may take a mighty shove.

That would not set too well
with most every one they’d meet
so it’s going to take a teacher
who’s mighty extra sweet.

Kindergarten, kindergarten
and adventure of renown
can make or break a school career
bringing smile or a frown.

So mothers and fathers,
around the world, take heed,
be extra loving, extra caring,
when sending Johnny off to read.

Let him know school matters
in one’s seasons of life
and let Sweet Sue know, without a doubt,
she can be more than someone’s wife.

Being help-mate to someone you love
is honorable indeed,
but better help-mates come for sure
in those who’ve learned to read.

Recipes and manuals
of harvest, auto care and such
will give a help-mate power
to have a strong, yet gentle touch.

Wisdom comes from learning
and from living life to full
just as much as play alone
can make Sue or Johnny dull.

©August 28, 2002

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Zinsser
Senior Member

since 2001-02-27

Posts 1641
Calif.

1 posted 2002-08-28 11:03 AM

school starts next week for my kids... : )

I only had one so far that was hard to get to school... I was sooooo lucky to have a great K teacher... it took about 2 weeks for her to stop crying and for a month "Teddy" went with her everyday....

I have one left to get in school but that won't be until next year....

Great write.... made me smile

~~ Connie ~~

Tammy Blessing
Member

since 2002-08-26

Posts 366
PA

2 posted 2002-08-28 11:07 AM

This is GREAT!! And also very true, may your children thank the Lord to have a Mom like you.... I just love to rhyme!!! LOL If you don't have any children yet, I have 3, then you are already ahead of the game in the understanding department. Looking forward to reading more of your work.
Peace, love, light and happiness
TAmmy

Toerag
Member Ascendant

since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

3 posted 2002-08-28 11:53 AM

Really like this one VAS...good write...I never held on to mama or tried to get her to go with me.....(Usually the school called her later to come get me or to talk to her about my behaviour)....actually, my parents were at my school more than I was....(and it shows when you read my "so-called" poetry)

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

4 posted 2002-08-28 12:22 PM

Now you are the kind of teacher to whom parents can confidantly entrust the care of their children!

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

5 posted 2002-08-28 12:50 PM

VAS,
I can feel the hope and fragile fear of these words. Here's hopin' the hope wins out, and yr kids get the education they deserve.

Mike

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

6 posted 2002-08-28 09:05 PM

(big hugggssssss) Oh Virginia, this is so very true, the thing that saddens me though is how nowadays children that are young are so over-scheduled and how all these tests and homework cramp childrens minds and gives them little time to have fun and play and, like Johnny, makes kids feel so dull! I started my first year of college on Monday and take my work rather seriously, yet I too have had these pressures, with my dad bickering to me "Are you sure you don't have anything else in study?" and making it feel like I'm lazy and not letting me enjoy myself! (sigh) This is wonderfully expressed, sweet friend, I wish all your kids the best sucess, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Virginia, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

7 posted 2002-08-28 09:10 PM

Thanks, all, for the incredibly encouraging remarks! Since I'm a substitute teacher, and my daughter is all grown, it's hard to think I have "kids" since I don't have a particular classroom. But I will accept your good wishes and prayers for all kids in schools across our nation!

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

8 posted 2002-08-29 11:12 AM

This brings back so many memories, Virginia.
My son, Victor was always so full of mischief, I was sure he was going to be a handful in school... but when we went to our first conference with his kindergarten teacher... she shocked us by telling us that he was the best behaved student she had!
He just loved school so much, and he always did... He just took to it like a duck to water. We should have sent him sooner...except they wouldn't have taken him because he was too young!
Thanks for the memories...

~ hugs and memories

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

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