This week I had four different students tell me that they thought I was a "cool," "popular" teacher. Obviously, I have never shown them the above picture of myself. As you can see, I am one classy lady. I am a complete geek. Unfortunately, it's not in that, "I'm a geek, and I started my own multi-million dollar computer company" way that's really popular right now. I also wasn't a geek in the "I have poor hygiene, and other students throw their lunches at me" sort of way, thank goodness. I was the kind of geek who didn't watch R-Rated movies, looked a lot like Velma from Scooby Doo (I still do, in fact), really liked hanging out with their parents, was shocked by cussing, read 19th century novels for fun, spoke like a walking dictionary, and who teachers always really liked. Ergo, I became an English teacher. When I got to college, I learned that all of the above traits were actually strengths, which was a relief. Do the kids ...
I like it. Short but sweet and meaty. I won't covet more fingers, though. LOL.
ReplyDeleteWriting poetry is something I can't do at all. But I enjoy reading it.
Tasha
Cool words although I feel a little dumb as I don't get the 'other nine fingers' bit.. but still, that poem covers the feeling well :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith and Tasha!
ReplyDeleteThe poem is about my husband, and so the other nine fingers refer to the fingers without a wedding band.
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I think it is beautiful. I Once had a book of poems called Love Poems For the Very Married. THis reminds me of the poems in that book. You might do well to think of love poems for married people. We do still feel that way after we are married also. I hope Keith does not think you have some Kathy Bates thing going where you cut off his fingers. Scary mamasita
ReplyDeleteI love this! I totally got it, Sandra.
ReplyDeleteI should hook you up with the Poetry Train. http://mondaypoetrytrainrevisited.wordpress.com/
You'll dig the others there.