National Poetry Month "April Fool"

myclette has just told us that it is National Poetry month, and environgirl asked her to write a poem each day this month.  I thought this was just what I needed to get my butt into gear and do some fun writing again.  I may just keep them light; this one certainly is, and I hope you all enjoy....please feel free to write poems as well...I would love to see what all of you friends can do...I challenge you!

 

I will do day two and three tomorrow, so that I will be up to date.

Here goes; enjoy!

 

APRIL FOOL

 

I recall on this day, the one time when I

Was a substitute teacher, and oh, my, my, my!

The littlest tyke, in third grade was she

Pulled the wool o’er my eyes, beautifully!

 

She entered the room, had one leg well bound

She’d sprained her ankle and fallen aground

When she’d played in the park the previous day

I had no doubt that it had happened that way.

 

An hour went by and then we were called

For the library hour, ‘twas way down the hall

Down a flight of stairs was the way to the room

To walk all the way would surely be doom

 

That little miss hobbled so slowly

That I decided to help would be holy

I picked up the darling and took her downstairs

Depositing her at the desk with her wares

 

I wondered at first why she’d said she was fine

With the bandaged leg, and the dragging in line

I even carried her back up the steps

Just to discover that tradition she’d kept

 

“April Fool” she said, with cheeks that were red

She yanked off the bandage; that’s all that she said

Almost went skipping back down to class

So happy that she’d made of the teacher an…. ass!

 

Bonniegirl April 2008