Mrs. Goddard
Looked like Mary Poppins
Always a smile on her face
Caring, Kindness Grace
I wanted to please her
By doing my best
Ace every test
“If At first
You don’t succeed
Try Try again”
The reward
“To be a Study Buddy”
Help a friend do better
“A feather in your Cap”
We all wanted to be
The little engine that could
To always do good
“I can if I think I can”
Third grade was
A milestone
Our touch tone
It was the First time
Our voices were heard
Even the
Outlandish absurd
I wanted to
Come to school
To learn
“The Golden Rule”
Every morning
She smiled
Every inch
Every mile
She started
The class
With promise
We were beguiled
She had many sayings
Like Mary Poppins
“A spoon full of sugar
Helps the medicine go down
Is the most delightful way”
I still remember
“Silence is golden
So get rich quick”
We would settle in
Wiggling anxiously
In our chairs
Giggling without care
Soaking up
The happiness
In the AIR
Glancing around
Anticipation giddy
Ready to get to
The nitty-gritty
It was a look
A glance
A waltz
A dance
An expression
Her finger
On her lips
She invited us…
“Are you ready?”
Every face, Smiled
“All right, Boys and Girls ”
“Put on your Thinking Caps”
Each eager child
Full grin smiles
One and all
Went through
The motions
Of putting on
Their Thinking Caps
Arms over the head
Adjusting it just right
She would ask
“Is it on
Good and tight”
We Readjusted our
Caps for good measure
Her face beaming
Smiling with pleasure
We saw our Cap
in our mind
By her
Design
That was the start
of Our
Imagination
Time
Infatuation
Admiration
Appreciation
Nurtured
We grew
Sublime
We were all
Diamonds
In the rough
With years of
Refinement
We will shine
Sparkle glow
To perfection
Let our inside
Show
Don’t worry
About
Little chips
Imperfections
Polish and shine
Until
No detection
Five minutes
Seemed
Like Forever
Seeing
the end In sight
Never
As we grew
We knew
Interminable
Time
Marched on
All we can do
Is wait
For what comes
Next
Inspired songs;
1) everything is beautiful 1970
By Ray Stevens
2) remember the days of the old school yard 1977
By Cat Stevens
3) teach your children well
By Crosby Stills Nash & Young 1970
BLT Webster’s word of the day challenge
May 27, 2025
Interminable
Things that have or seem to have no end, especially because they continue for a very long time.
That was the year a boy kissed me
I was madder than a hornet‘s nest. He put our friendship to the test. I had no interest in boys. I was a tomboy
I interested only in running faster, better, then the boys. Not because I wanted to be a Boy, but because I could
My 4 brothers called me a (tomboy) my father called me Charmin Carmen. That’s the year. I got my nickname.
My mom still put me in dresses, but I wore shorts underneath to maintain my propriety.
It wasn’t easy t climbing a chain-link fence with a baseball mitt in a dress, but I did it gracefully!
The first girl baseball player in full stride , by third grade
A rural country girl in a city school.