HUMOR: A week to go

[LeeAnn Kee <Lkee@STRICHARDSSCHOOL.ORG>]

TWAS THE DAZE BEFORE CHRISTMAS=20

'Twas the days before Christmas,
And all through the school,
The teachers were trying
To just keep their cool.=20

The hallways were hung
With Christmas art
(Some made in November
to get a head start!)=20

The children were bouncing
Off ceilings and walls,
And seemed to forget
How to walk in the halls.=20


When out of the teacher's lounge
With "holiday shirts"
And "jingle bell jewels,"
The teachers looked festive
Enforcing the rules.=20

There came such a chatter,
The principal went in
To see what was the matter.=20

The teachers were hiding
And trying to refuel,
On coffee and cookies
And treats from the Yule.=20

When what to their wondering
Ears do they hear,
But the ringing of school bells
- It's the children they fear!=20

More rapid than reindeer
The little ones came,
And the teachers all shouted
And called them by name;=20

Walk, Vincent! Walk, Tanner!
Walk, Tyler and Sammy!
Sit, Jamie! Sit, Laura!
Sit, Tara and Tammy!=20

To your desks in the room!
To your spots in the line!
Now walk to them! Walk to them!
No running this time!=20

So straight to their places
The children all went.
With fear of detention
Where they could be sent.=20

With manuals of lessons
Cradled in arms,
The teachers began
To use all their charms.=20

But the lessons presented
All fell on deaf ears.
The children were thinking
Of Santa's reindeer!=20

With a toss of their hands
They put manuals aside,
Went straight to the cupboards
Where videos hide.=20

And laying their finger
On the TV remote
They sat back to write
Their last Christmas note.=20

But you could hear them exclaim
At the end of the day -
Have a wonderful, happy and
L-O-O-O-O-O-NG HOLIDAY!!!



Lee Ann Kee
Library Media Assistant
St. Richard's School
Indianapolis, IN
lkee@strichardsschool.org

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