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
