Poetry For Children: School Daze © Poem by Roann Mendriq

It was a usual day at school,
and Teacher seemed quite stern;
She glared at us and didn't smile,
And scolded us to learn.

I sat in silence, grumpily,
twiddling both my thumbs;
And tried my best to concentrate,
on multiplication sums.

Teacher sat down in her chair,
with her glasses on her nose;
When suddenly her scolding stopped,
We looked and she just...froze!

A spider had descended,
from its home up on the ceiling,
and she just sat there transfixed,
devoid of any feeling.

Her face was like a ghastly mask,
Her eyes looked up in fear;
And as the spider peered at her,
one thing was made quite clear.

Teachers are also human -
They have fears like you and me;
That's what I learnt in school today,
And now my heart is filled glee!