HIT: Counselor Poetry

[Denise Brinker <dbrinker@plainfield.k12.in.us>]

"Where there is no guidance, a people falls; but in an abundance of
counselors there is safety."   Bible, Proverbs 11:14

"He who will not be counselled cannot be helped." John Clarke (1639);
also
Benjamin Franklin (1747)

"What is the supreme happiness down here below? Listening to the song of

a
little girl as she goes down the road after she has asked me the way."
Anon. from an ancient Chinese poem.

"Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for
the
future." Bible, Proverbs 19:20

"Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most, always like
it
the least."
Lord Chesterfield (1748)

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Try My Friend's Got This Problem, Mr. Candler, by Mel Glenn.  It's
subtitle
is High School Poems.  Mr. Candler is the counselor and it's about his
week,
the people he talks to, etc.  The last poem is about Mr. Candler
himself.  I
think this might be what you're looking for.
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If you don't find what you are looking for, maybe you could make up one
using
the letters of the word.  C is for..., O is for...  My students (young
and
old) like doing them.  :-D
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"He who will not be counselled cannot be helped"  Benjamin Franklin,
Poor Richard's Almanack
"What is the supreme happiness down here below?
Listening to the song of a little girl as she goes down the road after
she has asked me the way."  -Anon., from an ancient Chinese poem
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Here is one that I did in calligraphy for someone several years ago.  I
think she may have written it herself; I don't have a source.
        A counselor is someone who listens to you.
        A counselor is someone you can talk to when you feel
                happy    angry    sad   worried   lonely
                proud    frightened    confused
        A counselor is someone you can talk to when you need to share
something
very special.
        A counselor is someone who is always a friend.
        My counselor is ______________ (name of counselor)

        (When I wrote the words describing the feelings, I placed them
kind of
haphazardly around the page)
        I hope this helps you!

Denise Brinker
Media Specialist
Plainfield Community Middle School
Plainfield, Indiana
dbrinker@plainfield.k12.in.us

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