Friday Writings - Spine Poem plus

 

Rock, paper, tiger 

Silver Anniversary 

Humpty Dumpty was pushed 

(my spine poem/senryu)

(I was overhearing their talk:)

I think it's just terrible 

Dastardly deed--purposely 

So cute poor fat little man 

(student with white shirt) 

Every way accessible 

Sat on his wall reaching all 

Long office hours he kept 

(student with shoes that don't match)

Clever and very wise too 

Physics 102 project 

Broken eggs back together 

(with white shirt) 

Let us go back to the lab 

Make Dr. Dumpty famous 

(student with black shirt) 

Then we'll teach him--Balancing 

(in unison)

( Now I've heard it all!!)

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 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Magaly at Friday Writings #10,  

 https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/search/label/Friday%20Writings

 - Magaly invited us to "create poetry or prose inspired by a conversation we’ve overheard." 

 - I left my position as an Aerospace Engineer at NASA Houston in 1980 for a second career as a Business Professor at San Jacinto College, a large two-year community college in the East Houston area. 

 - After every class I would move to the front of my desk, move the lectern out of the way, and sit on the desk as my students passed by.  Some would stop to discuss a point we covered in the lesson, maybe give a real-life example that fit, or make an office visit appointment, and so on.

 - Various times in my life I have felt folks were placing me in an older order.  My classes were no exception, starting after teaching maybe fifteen years, many of the female students began patting my legs as they passed.

 - I was well liked by the students even though I made them work hard for a good grade.  Fine with other faculty too.  But I was forced to retire due to health reasons (from which I've recovered).  

 - My working life had phases, three years working in an Elgin watch factory, five years in the U.S. Army, 19 years with Aerospace, and 22 years at San Jacinto College.   I retired in 2001, Mrs. Jim was ahead of me, she retired in 1999.

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