2020-21 End of Year Poem (Covid Year Online)

None of this we could have ever foreseen

Never imagined even in my dreams

That I’d be ever teaching through a screen

My days were filled with uncertainty

I never knew if any of you would be

Online and waiting to learn from me

Or disengaged from this virtual reality 

Yet, one by one you would all sign on

Smiling and laughing and singing a song

Rain or shine and even through a snowstorm

Each of you would just come right along

Though the day was to begin at eight

Most of you were rarely late

You'd be ready to join in the lesson that day

Waiting and eager to learn and to play

Each day seemed short and time just flew

After all, there was a lot of learning to do

I must confess and I must admit the truth

I never expected you to stay so tuned

When you were learning, you tried your best

You played on roblox when it was time to rest

You didn't want to spend time away from your friends 

You switched to zoom when classes would end

You worked so hard, you wracked your brains

You wouldn't give up though it was a strain

You tried to think of things to write about

And asked for help when you had a doubt 

At the year's end now it hardly seems

You struggled so much I thought you'd scream 

Now you learn with nary a fight

And you can read so much more and easily write

I see a bright future for each one of you

You were brave and strong and showed wisdom too

You didn't let this year pass you by

Pandemic or not, you didn't let it slide

I thank you all for giving me a chance 

I wish you so much luck in advance

As you move to the next stage of your lives

I hope you will all continue to thrive