A Piece Of Chalk Comments

Hats off to you the teacher. So many things you taught us with a piece of chalk. I think I should rewrite my poem Chalk. No points I covered in it......Smiles...... I loved reading each lines and you captured all the points which a chalk could cover...thanks for sharing with us. Loved it.

an heroic educator of children. I salute this poem

dear Prasanna, Very sweet and nice feel of deep affection and care for children. Unique imagery. Thanks for your comments on my poem. Keep in touch and keep reading

The colour of twilight need not dishearten you For there is a day after every night confident building words for a hopeful tomorrow. Hats off teacher

lots of messages and dreams...beautiful poem. thank you for sharing, Prasanna Kumari..

In class rooms of my childhood days The black boards seemed so dull and grey And the teachers voice a monotonous drone While we back benchers had our own games to play Teachers taught for the few front row scholars Unmindful of the farther end slow learners And as the chalk squeaked and scratched on the board We opened windows to look at the great outdoors And there we learned much from cats and squirrels And it made dull grammar afternoons so full of native thrills.... (Nice poem of the chalk - keep writing)

Gives great reminiscence.Oh! A girl dosing...a piece of chalk on her.Only difference I was then a boy. Your all poems are down to earth, simple, meaningful, soul searching etc etc.Give us more and more such poems.Congrats

really grt.. 2 be frank, i'm always intrstd in poems with rhyming words.. but, aunty, dis one is really grt.. i'm a girl who give grt respect 2 teachers, n..i don't know wat 2 say..... my respect 2wards them increased after i read this... '''''grass smoothens our path''''' ''''''blackness makes whitness brighter'''''''' '''''''there is a day after every night'''''' '''''''i need d chalk 4 2morrows children''''' ---i liked these lines more.. u r a malayali, right? ? ? ?

nice, readable and memories ignted

Using chalk as tool to show something that is guiding a) children to their future and importance of what it writes (and what it doesn't by using blackness) . b) self to remind of responsibility of making children aware and worry for usage of those letters written Using Page to show the span of life and writing to living Using grass to connect with nature Using colours to show importance of goodness and assurance that good times return And finally taking care of that precious learning by not abandoning that tool(chalk) that taught the lesson. Was a nice experience to read it

nice and a different write........well done

Thank you, first of all, for directing me here. Wouldn't have wanted to miss such a pertinent theme, or a well crafted poem! From the blade of grass [Reminds me of Brian Patten's poem, Blade of Grass, a favourite :) ], to the chalk and board, to the children, to words and finally to the place where learning must come from, Nature... The progress was so natural and unforced! I really enjoyed reading this one!

Yes, I read your wonderful poem. Says a lot about the involvement of a teacher to who she teaches and what.... a beautiful poem. thanks.

teacher /teaching has always been my favourite subjects; ....written nicely

Very profound. Great poem! I can certainly connect to it. Keep writing. JPR

EXCELLENT SPIN, YOUNG LADY...I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE METAPHOR WITH THE BLADES OF GRASS.....GOOD STUFF, INDEED....WORDS.....ABSOLUTELY.....NO CHALK, NO BOARD, NO WORDS, NO POETRY....CASE CLOSED....DON'T STEP ON & CRUSH THE CHALK! '''''''''''''''''''''''''FJR

Good write! I'm a tutor and about to me a math instructor. I life the repetion of 'WORDS' and do our children understand. They are the future to a better world. Thanks for sharing this, David

Prasanna, this is a very fine poem, however, you've emphasized its salient points too many times. I write by a simple premise, less is more...

Matha, Pitha, Guru, Deivam (Mother, Father, Teacher and God) are the order of worship. With Prsanna Kumari, she is two in one for her children-Matha and Guru with a chalk in her hand. The idea is very good to read and a nice presentation of the chalk and the black board in her own words.

Words to utter and abuse Will my children abuse with the words I teach That will bring a tear in many eyes the poem dedicated to us- our chi(l) drens