Poetry...in motion...

So subbing has its perks. But I miss the relationships (little ones and coworkers) intensely. On a rare occasion, I can waltz into a classroom as a stranger and emerge a hero (I like to think of it as helping create a "mid-year morale jumpstart"). I won't lie. When a previous class waves at me or calls out my name from down the hall, it makes my heart soar (remember, I don't get daily waist hugs right now, so these help). I also get lots of notes ("You're my favorite(scratched through) second favorite teacher" and "You seem nice so far" are two of my favorites). What strikes me is that children have no fear of writing a note, thinking it reduces some of the awkwardness of actually saying it aloud. Wouldn't it be great if we continued to write notes upon our first (good) impressions of people? I can just picture a few:

"I like your necklace/shirt/shoes."

"You obviously work out. Are you a runner?"

"I feel comfortable with you."

"You're funny."

"You're good at making small talk."

But I digress. The other day I got past the first-impression note stage and made it into the poem category. Poor little Daniel T....will never know he was published in cyberspace:

"For: Mrs. Eller

T is for teachers, so terrefic.

E is for you, looking like a golden egg.

A is for awesome, you look like.

C is for certificates, you have.

H is for humans, heart is of pure gold.

E is for even, everyone is.

R is for you looking so real.

We put italltogether and that spelles ("es" scratched through) teatt (scratched through) teacher.s ("s" scratched through)

Happy teachers day

sencerilly Daniel T."

You can't make this stuff up.