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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

yes, teacher...







Flowers are red-Harry Chapin


The little boy went first day of school

He got some crayons and started to draw

He put colors all over the paper

For colors was what he sawAnd the teacher said..

What you doin' young man

I'm paintin' flowers he said

She said... It's not the time for art young man

And anyway flowers are green and red

There's a time for everything young man

And a way it should be done

You've got to show concern for everyone else

For you're not the only oneAnd she said...


Flowers are red young man

Green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than they way they always have been seen


But the little boy said...

There are so many colors in the rainbow

So many colors in the morning sun

So many colors in the flower and I see every one

Well the teacher said..

You're sassy

There's ways that things should be

And you'll paint flowers the way they are

So repeat after me.....


And she said...

Flowers are red young man

Green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than they way they always have been seen


But the little boy said...

There are so many colors in the rainbow

So many colors in the morning sun

So many colors in the flower and I see every one


The teacher put him in a corner

She said.. It's for your own good..

And you won't come out 'til you get it right

And are responding like you should


Well finally he got lonely

Frightened thoughts filled his head

And he went up to the teacher

And this is what he said.. and he said


Flowers are red,

green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than the way they always have been seen


Time went by like it always does

And they moved to another town

And the little boy went to another school

And this is what he found

The teacher there was smilin'


She said...

Painting should be fun

And there are so many colors in a flower

So let's use every one




But that little boy painted flowers

In neat rows of green and red

And when the teacher asked him why

This is what he said.. and he said

Flowers are red, green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than the way they always have been seen.



But there still must be a way to have our children say . . .


There are so many colors in the rainbow

So many colors in the morning sun

So many colors in the flower and I see every one


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as a teacher we shouldn't limit our students imagination or thought. it is because at this age they are experiencing and exploring many new things in the world surround them. It is alright for them to view thing as they like. It would be as part of learning process..


1 comments:

lieza said...

salam...
a very interesting poem...my interest.really like this poem with a great hidden meaning, read-between-the-line story....should be read by all teachers...V(",)V