Day after day she writes on white board
Words in red, black, green markers poured
Spanish words tumble off her lips
As smooth and eloquent as the language is, she dips
Pulling out phonetics, conjugation, pronunciation
Patiently she teaches on language construction
Day after day repeat what was taught before
Adding on, building, expanding, teaching more
She teaches
Mind changes
Language acquisition is no easy feat
Determination is key, no room for incomplete
Each day new vocabulary being stored
Learning new language leaves no time to be bored
And in tribute to my teacher and month-long Spanish immersion, now in español:
Día tras día escribe en una pizarra blanca
Vertieron palabras de marcadores rojos, negros y verdes
Las palabras en español salen de sus labios
Tan suave y elocuente como es el lenguaje, se sumerge
Sacando fonética, conjugación, pronunciación
Pacientemente enseña sobre la construcción del lenguaje
Día tras día repetir lo enseñado antes
Agregando, construyendo, expandiendo, enseñando más
Ella enseña
Cambios de mente
La adquisición del lenguaje no es tarea fácil
La determinación es clave, no hay lugar para lo incompleto
Cada día se almacena nuevo vocabulario
Aprender nuevo idioma no deja tiempo para aburrirse
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Your tribute is as beautiful as the language. It’s student like you who encourages teachers to stay in the classroom. She’ll be very proud of you! Well done, Dawn.
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Thanks so much. She is also a great teacher. I was lucky or rather blessed to be paired with her 🙏🏽
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Dawn, awesome poem, and your efforts to learn Spanish are commendable. Being able to write your poem in English and Spanish is next level. Well done!
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Thanks so much Rowena. I appreciate it. I must admit google translate helped a lot but I was able to follow the construction of each line. Thanks for the encouragement 😉 cheers
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Brilliant poem Dawn! 👌👏 Great rhythm and energy to it! 😁
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Ahhh thank you so much. I appreciate it.
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This is awesome Dawn. Learning new language is indeed taxing and no mean feat.
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Oh yeah … it’s like brain on overdrive!!!! Thanks Sadje!!!
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I applaud your dedication
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Thanks dear. I appreciate it.
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You’re most welcome
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💗
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🥹😀🥹
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