Term-inal A staffroom is born again each new term Teachers - TopicsExpress



          

Term-inal A staffroom is born again each new term Teachers bounce in with buoyant energy refreshed Wary yet frothy on tides of enthusiasm Boosted by real time off and rest. But as the weeks wear on, keen wears down Tiredness, working towards exhaustion Turns youth to middle age to elderliness Verve become sorely tried becomes resolve softening On last stage migratory wings end of term functions Eking out reserves, going through the motions Keeping up appearances, holding on Half intact, half broken. Metamorphosis three times a year An ecdysis asking for no commemorative wreathe. The staffroom providing decline diagnosis Teenagers enter, pensioners leave.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 13:34:46 +0000

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