Last week our school had their Spring Program. It was absolutely wonderful. The kids donned their fedoras and big jazzy ties! The gym was transformed into a "Cougar Coffee House" with a Jazz theme! They served coffee and baked goods before the concert and decorated in a Mardi Gras/Jazz style. Our audience sat at tables and enjoyed a coffee house style performance with singing, band performances and the middle school students sharing original poetry. Both Kathryn and Julia performed in the band, and they shared an original piece of poetry. It was a proud Mom moment!
I am just realizing that I do not have a saved (on computer) copy of Kathryn's poem, "Music". I will have to post that another time. Her presentation of the poem was exceptional! Both Julia and Kathryn have the gift of rhyme which makes their Mama proud. (I did include another poem that Kathryn wrote during our poetry unit)
SCHOOL
Expo Markers and teachers
Desks and books
Minds in deep thought
Or that’s the way it looks
Thinking and working
You can’t be a fool
The loud slam of lockers
This is what makes school
By Kathryn Yoder
The Performance
Your heart is beating very fast
The crowd before you, so very vast
You begin sweat
And start to regret
Standing there
a hot sweaty mess
Surely they can hear
the pounding of your heart
But, there’s no turning back
The performance must start
You walk up on stage
to begin sharing
You try to begin…
But everyone’s staring!
You try one more time….
And to your delight
Your voice becomes clear…..
You feel no more fright
When you are through
the crowd is roaring
You take a bow
Your mind is soaring…
It truly was the best performance!
By Julia Yoder
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