As they walk through the door
My influence will be mirrored in each of their faces
And I wonder if I can give them what they need
But when the first questions spill from their lips,
I embrace the assets I have by my side
For throughout the course of my day,
I become the expert, coach, playwright and director
I am the motivational speaker and the historian of colorful memory and experience
I am the fire-fighter extinguishing negativity, fear,
Confusion and disappointment
I am many people and exactly what I want to be
As my passion relentlessly grows for them,
So does their passion for me
I then see promising lives begin to emerge
And new opportunities expand for many who thought
Defeat their only option
I have given them a future they richly deserve
But most of all, I have designed a monument of faith,
Hope and trust between us
What more can I say…………I am a teacher.
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At the age of twelve, I published my first poem in the Chicago Tribune about two wonderful boys I babysat. Then, I entered into the Keep Chicago Clean contest supported by my junior high. That's really where it all began realizing that I could write. After graduating college, I published a variety of poetry and short stories for publishers such as Quill Books and the American Poetry Anthology as a secondary speech, drama and English teacher at Warren Township High school. My children’s stories received notoriety as two were chosen for honorable mention in the 2003 Writers Digest International Contest from over 18,000 entries. I then began writing consistently with over 500 articles on inspiration and workplace development as the Chicago Career Coach for the widely read Examiner. But my writing extends beyond that scope, with high-level publications that include local newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune. the Patch, The Culture Trip, CBS Local, Grand and Reunion Magazine, Sacred Journey, Mature Years, Phoenix Focus, and Parachute Local MapQuest. I continue to free-lance for many organizations such as Hope's Front Door. It has been a lifetime for me as a writer and I never tire of new challenges as well as rejections. Through many decades of one word after another, I just never give up.
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sounds like my wife and her college students, at least before she retired. Wonderfully put
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Thanks for dropping by my blog today🌼🌼
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