Classroom (revised)

[Matty11]

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[indar]

My old teacher, telling lewd jokesto mallards, wears a feathered hat.The sign says ' do not feed the ducks'but life does not change overnight.

Oh I love this!  Despite the ton of information/images it imparts I don't have any idea the gender of the teacher. But its clear to me the teacher is very old and a little pixilated. Anyway, past a certain age gender is less well defined so it doesn't matter. And of course lewdness takes the place of more direct action (teehee). So the ducks are the recipients of the teacher's great wit (and never mind the insult to their kind by the feathered hat). And the Teacher WILL feed the ducks There are just those elderly people who have lived long enough to outlive a need to follow rules. Lord they can be infuriating. I love that this one is the one-time teacher of the N and a figure of authority gone goofy. All in 4 lines

[Tim J Brennan]

My old teacher, telling lewd jokes
to mallards, wears a feathered hat.
The sign says ' do not feed the ducks'
but life does not change overnight.

...reminded me of this. Haven't thought about it for a while. Thank you.

https://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/072.html

[Matty11]

Cheers Indar. Pleased the poem resonated with you and life experiences.

best

Phil

My old teacher, telling lewd jokesto mallards, wears a feathered hat.The sign says ' do not feed the ducks'but life does not change overnight.

Oh I love this!  Despite the ton of information/images it imparts I don't have any idea the gender of the teacher. But its clear to me the teacher is very old and a little pixilated. Anyway, past a certain age gender is less well defined so it doesn't matter. And of course lewdness takes the place of more direct action (teehee). So the ducks are the recipients of the teacher's great wit (and never mind the insult to their kind by the feathered hat). And the Teacher WILL feed the ducks There are just those elderly people who have lived long enough to outlive a need to follow rules. Lord they can be infuriating. I love that this one is the one-time teacher of the N and a figure of authority gone goofy. All in 4 lines 

 

[Matty11]

Thanks for sharing Tim.

cheers

Phil

My old teacher, telling lewd jokes
to mallards, wears a feathered hat.
The sign says ' do not feed the ducks'
but life does not change overnight.

...reminded me of this. Haven't thought about it for a while. Thank you.

https://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/072.html 

 

[Colm Roe]

Old habits die hard Phil.
So much in so few words, love it.

[Matty11]

cheers Colm!

best

Phil

[Tom]

Beautifully presented, Phil. Love the sense of humanity in this.
I agree 100% with Indar -- she said it all.

[Matty11]

Thank you very much Tom. Pleased you enjoyed.

Hope all is well

Phil

[Ike]

I can't offer much here besides that I like the piece. The transition from line to line is clever, although I don't understand the work in its entirety. Regardless, well done

Ike