Communing with my classroom

Schools are such busy places

Even before the kids arrive

Teachers must prep and plan

Teachers must socialise

The greet “Good Morn”

The forgotten changes of plan

The unexpected fire drills

The student found dramas

The failing IT

Schools are such busy places to be

Lunch times are such a rush

There’s play ground duty

Detentions too

Your job list to get through

And don’t forget to go to the loo

Sometimes I find myself slipping out

And doing the anti-social

I find myself leaving lunch

Much sooner than I planned too

I slip unnoticed into my space

My Learning Goal I put in place

I write the todo list on the board

And then I sit and stay there

I breathe in deep

A few times more and just

Enjoy my empty classroom.