It is the kind of writing that often sparks a poem, or poems, as the case may be. I tried to keep the feel of the story as I crafted the poem. I can’t truly write in the style of the time, but I wanted to make a response, from the view of a child in her classroom. Teachers really do change lives.

The poem that came from this, which is featured on my blog today, with the link to the story here on Keepa, as the inspiration.