One of my high school students wrote an essay
about her older, in college sister
extolling the virtues of her sibling role model
she proclaimed the ‘most important’
aspect of positive modeling was her sister’s
adherence to ethics that boosted her
‘self of steam’
Reading the phrase aloud to grasp her intent
I asked her to explain herself
describing her sister’s insistence on keeping
her positive vibe at all times
reiterating verbally, ‘it’s her SELF. OF. STEAM.”
thus it remained – forever foggy.
We mist something
– Mark L. Lucker
© 2023
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Love this–especially “thus it remained – forever foggy. / We mist something.” I’m a teacher too. Some memorable student papers include “a doggie dog world” and “cluster phobic” . . . .
Ahh, so you get it! Thanks for the feedback – glad the poem resonated.
And ‘cluster phobic’ – I gotta use that one!