The Creative Corner

My Wonderful Teacher

My third grade teacher, a gem so precious and rare

She was regal, elegant, a jewel beyond compare

Her name’s Mrs. Mangis, what a lovely lady she was

And I loved her to pieces, well --- just because

So beautiful, so graceful, so tall, and so thin

There’s so much to say, I don’t know where to begin

Her voice was so soothing, so soft to my ear

like stringed violins, a pure symphony to hear

The smile on her face, could make my sad eyes shine

For life wasn’t so easy, for this boy about to turn nine

Compassionate and gentle, how lovely she dressed

She was my favorite teacher, an...