Evolution of my life?
I have but sixty years
A minuscule time on earth
both laughter and with tears
I was a child who sang so free
My voice was my first gift
Even at the age of five
I sang in church with bliss
Sensitive, I learned my ears
picked up other's sorrows
I heard the thoughts that others feared
their fortes and staccatos
At Seventeen with scholarships
I entered into college
Singing opera was my goal
One I would acknowledge
I was given many roles
ones that others wanted
I sang with passion , love and dreams
but yet I still was haunted
I had this deep, forgotten side
The one I knew was true
The one I simply could not hide
the one I only knew
I did not need the stage for fame
I wanted so to reach
Inside the student with no name
That other's do not seek
The true gift I was given
involved no search for fame
It quickly let me notice
The child without a name
The one whose hidden talent
became my only goal
the one who seemed defiant
Yet needs someone to hold
So now I sing a different song
and loudly I proclaim
My students are the gifted ones
I long to shout their name
And tell their stories some in rhyme
and spread the glory of all time
and know that for a moment's time
I sweetly fed their life with mine
They sing the stories yet untold
and now as their lives unfold
I reach inside my heart and know
that evolution now beholds
My life's libretto will sing on
My happiness the feature
Of all the operas ever sung
I'm proud I am a teacher.
*"They will be the true story of my evolution"
A few examples:
* Celeste now is the "Artist in Residence in the San Antonio Opera."
* Jeff,now a stage manager at Sea World
* Andre, child of a drug addict, now graduating with honors
* the story goes on.
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| Writing Prompt |
Write a poem of any type about your life, personality traits, and ambitions. |
Author Notes
I am blessed with the most challenging and wonderful students in the world. They are part of my life that enriched me.
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