Thinking out loud again, my new job has me thinking a million miles an hour! I'm so excited! :-)


A New Teachers Ode


Back in the classroom after so many years
Different this time, no pressure from peers
I wonder what sort of teacher I'll be
Am I old and daggy? Will they like me?

I've written an introductory note
I can't believe the things I wrote
Hi I'm Miss Bla, and this and that
How can I tell them where I'm at?

In truth, I'd rather say......

I want to teach your child to sing
But songs aren't the most important thing
I want to show them how to feel
The beauty of a tune that's real

To sing because it makes you glad
To stand up tall and not feel bad
To bring out all they have inside
Not feel as if they have to hide

Confidence came late for me
No tutors to help set me free
The crowds, they couldn't understand
They just paid to come and see a band

I'll give them theory, set a test
But it takes more than notes to be your best
With encouragement, a child is seeded
I strive to be the teacher that I needed

Overwhelmed with responsibility
As you trust your precious child to me
I can give them my years, all I know
And nurture their own inner glow

An one more thing before we start
To listen not just with ears, but also heart
And the most important lesson of all,
To just have fun, we're gonna have a ball!





Poetry by Purple Phoenix
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Written on 2009-06-14 at 17:31

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liz munro The PoetBay support member heart!
This is a lovely write
with a wonderful flow

~L.~
2009-06-23


Stan Cooper The PoetBay support member heart!
Hi P P.....enjoyed "A New Teachers Ode" tremendously...I
hope the kids you teach will realize how lucky they are...

On this subject, I'd like to refer you to one of my poems
on PoetBay called "The Large Square Peg In The Little Round Hole"

xxx Stan
2009-06-15


melanie sue
Go for it , dear lady. I teach art to the young ones and treasure every moment......and btw, my instruction is quite integrated, for art is in everything and everything in art........language arts.........hmmm
did you know language arts is quite connected to the visual arts?
2009-06-14


Rob Graber
Congratulations, and good luck!
2009-06-14