I'm very thankful for the years I spent teaching and getting to know students from preschool through middle school. One year I taught a summer program for first grade students. I still have some of the cute pictures they drew for me. First graders love their teacher, and they're not afraid to show it. Memories of their smiles and hugs inspired this poem.
A
Great Year!
She smiles and says hello,
in her warm friendly way.
Seeing their smiling faces,
always makes my day!
She
helps us learn to write.
She
teaches to us read.
Sometimes
a little hug
is all they really need.She teaches us to share.
I
wonder if they know
just
how much I care.
We know she loves us too!
Working with the children
is what I love to do!
Because
of her
Because of them
©Linda
Kulp Trout
#wonderbreak
The very talented Irene has today's Poetry Friday Roundup at Live Your Poem.
Have a great weekend!
Kindies and Grade 1 students are so much fun - they're so full of enthusiasm and love, and they're not self-conscious enough yet to happily express both!
ReplyDeleteYes, that's what I love about them!
DeleteLinda, this poem is PERFECT. I love it so much!! Excellent use of 2 voices. Thank you! xo
ReplyDeleteThank you, Irene. Your words mean so much to me!
DeleteI love the two voices in this poem.
ReplyDeleteIt's the first two-voice poem I've written. I want to try more!
DeleteI love that you showed the love of first graders in the voices here. They were my first love long ago, and you're right, first graders love their teachers, and the teachers love them, too. The form is a brilliant way to show that.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda. I appreciate your words!
DeleteLove the sentiment in your poem, Linda. Great idea to write in two voices. Such a gem!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jama. I wanted to show the mutual love between teacher and students.
DeleteIt does sound like a great year, from both perspectives! I love how love permeates the poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Joann. I appreciate your thoughts!
DeleteWhat a great idea for a poem in two voices, ans so fun. It made me smile all the way through!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carmela. I appreciate your comment.
DeleteLove the two voices in your poem. Earlier I'd read an excerpt from Caroline Starr Rose's "Bird Birds" that was formatted for two voices. I was intrigued... now I've read yours and I'm inspired! I've taken notes... I think it could be a shared-writing poem in a classroom... Hmm!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! It's a lovely mirror for each voice. More like this, please.
ReplyDeleteSo true, Linda! #reasonstoteach
ReplyDeleteSuch happy memories for student and teacher. Little things mean so much to both of us, students and teachers. Cheers!
ReplyDeletePoems for two (or more) voices are fun to perform with a group, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteYou captured the different voices perfectly!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet, Linda. I loved teaching first grade. My yardstick for success was when a student called me mom.
ReplyDeleteGratitude is a stance of positivity that spreads from the heart. Thanks for sharing the poetry, Linda.
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