Sitting, watching
as children carefully scrawl
on butcher paper
hastily taped to the window
Rainbow colored words
thoughtfully expressed
love, tears, hopes and good byes
for the one –
their very special one
whose empty, silent desk
is a stark reflection
in the window
behind me
–
©Shelli Carlisle 2012
* Dedicated to Steve Potter, an amazing teacher who we lost due to budget cuts
Scattered Nonsense 
oh wow…this is really cool. I very much dig it. (I am not good with comments…for some reason…but this poem here, this one makes my jealous….I really like it).
omg, your work makes me feel so inadequate, i even wrote the poem “Dust” about how i wish i could write like you. thank you for your comment, made my day