The in box. From Glen Brown (a wonderful poet himself), a poem for Teacher Appreciation Week. « Fred Klonsky

The in box. From Glen Brown (a wonderful poet himself), a poem for Teacher Appreciation Week. « Fred Klonsky:

The in box. From Glen Brown (a wonderful poet himself), a poem for Teacher Appreciation Week.

by Fred Klonsky

For Fred Klonsky and all teachers
 
The Thing You Must Remember by Maggie Anderson
The thing you must remember is how, as a child,
you worked hours in the art room, the teacher’s
hands over yours, molding the little clay dog.

You must remember how nothing mattered
but the imagined dog’s fur, the shape of his ears
and his paws.  The gray clay felt dangerous,
your small hands were pressing what you couldn’t