A Successful Teacher

If you love your students
for who they are,
not for what they do,
If you can offer greater dreams,
even to a few....
If you can touch a single life
and improve it for one day,
If you can bring encouragement
through the words you say....
If you can back up with your life
the truth of what you teach,
And take the time to listen to the
hearts you want to reach....
You'll find your classroom full each day
with eager minds to feed,
And as a teacher and a friend,
you always will succeed.

~Rebecca Barlow Jordan~

Mi Abuelito

Con sus ojitas llenos de alegria,
mi abuelito es como cuando el sol brilla,
su carino es immenso como el oceano,
Mi Abuelito mi brinda un buen consejo
Dando su vida en las cosas buenas
Mi Abuelito es el mejor.

El tiempo pasa rapido
mas un consejo mas un consejo mas meda
Y yo a un mas lo quiero
Mi Abuelito ya esta mas viejito
Pero tiene la fuerza para darme un abrazo,

Mi Abuelito comparte su amor con amigo
mas el te quiere y no te quiere un mal
Por eso digo con fuerzas en mi corazon
MI ABUELITO

Translation:
My Dear Loving Grandfather

With your eyes full of joy
My Dear Grandfather is like when the sun shines
Your caressing love is immense like the ocean
My Dear Grandfather brings me good advice
By giving your life in everything good
My Dear Grandfather is the best

The time passes rapidly
More advice you give me
And I desire more
My Grandfather now is very old
But still has the force to give me a hug
My Dear Grandfather and I share a love
Such that we wish each other no harm
For that I say with all the force of my heart
My DEAREST GRANDFATHER

Roxana Navarro

A Moment of Silence

Grandparents are important,
They've stretched it into a mile, when it was an inch,
Grandparents make all of the love on this earth go round,
Moment for grandparents, SILENT,
No Sound

Ciara Mathis

A Grand's Nature

Their love comes from their heart,
And their wrinkles, a work of art,
Their hair so light and thin,
Their blurry vision from their eyes,
But their words so clear and wise,
There is a lesson to be taught,
Who will teach?
The ones who fought, they're the love that helped you survive,
Thank God for every year they're alive.

Lennay Mc

Elders

Thank you for being here for many years.
Taking care of your children, their children, and their children's children.
Thank you for spending HARD, long hours working, cooking, cleaning.
For encouraging your children and grandchildren to do right and live right.
Old beautiful creations thank you for being here.

Love,
Mikiya

GRANDparents

Grandparents are always there to pick you up when you are down,
To give you life lessons when you smile and when you frown,
To give you warm hugs and plenty love,
They're always sweet and delicate like white pretty doves,
They're people you look up to everyday of the week,
They will always love you to the highest peak.

BJ