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First Term
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Honorable Mention 2009 African American Poetry Contest. Shands Jacksonville Hospital. February 2009.


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First Term

The new headmaster
surveys the slate of history lessons
horror-smeared with red war-gashes and bankruptcy blues.
He wipes the blotched board,
erases hate, prejudice and torture,
claps the felt blocks: "yes-we-can",
and releases clouds of hope;
chalks a fresh algorithm
with bold strokes:
tolerance, science and green energy.
Everyone gets homework
for this ambitious class project
The teacher will grade himself the most rigorously.

Joan Huffman©01/28/2009



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 Reviews of "First Term"
Reviewed by Joan Huffman
Reviewed on July 26, 2009
For those who didn't discern the deeper thrust...the headmaster is Barack Obama!

Reviewed by Elizabeth Russo
Reviewed on July 23, 2009
What a wonderfully vivid portrait of the new headmaster you paint! A fresh and smart write, beautifully penned and well deserving of honorable mention! ~Elizabeth

Reviewed by Gene Williamson
Reviewed on July 22, 2009
Would that every child had this headmaster.
Honorable mention indeed. -gene.

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on July 22, 2009
Apt, timely, and very meaningful, Joan. Thank you. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed on July 22, 2009
Joan,

A wonderful story about an upbeat teacher that wants to show good instead of bad. My teacher husband also grades himself. Any good teacher would.

Mary

Reviewed by Edwin Hurdle
Reviewed on July 22, 2009
Great and excellent poem,take care :-)

EDWIN


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