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Mrs. Erickson

October 21, 2009
By Writedancelove&live GOLD, Redding, California
Writedancelove&live GOLD, Redding, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.&quot;<br /> &quot;Karen: If you&#039;re from Africa why are you white? Gretchen: Omg Karen, you can&#039;t just ask people why they&#039;re white.&quot;


I haven't talked to her in a while,
And now I can't.
I wish I would have stopped by to say hello more often.

She was so nice,
And cared so much about her students.

There's been a lot of deaths in my city lately,
they've all been fellow students.
I've never had to deal with a teacher's death before,
What am I supposed to be feeling?


The author's comments:
I'm currently a junior in high school, and my school is from 6th-12th. One of my 7th and 8th grade teachers just passed away yesterday. She had cancer.

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on Nov. 5 2009 at 8:12 pm
Writedancelove&live GOLD, Redding, California
12 articles 2 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.&quot;<br /> &quot;Karen: If you&#039;re from Africa why are you white? Gretchen: Omg Karen, you can&#039;t just ask people why they&#039;re white.&quot;

Thank you so much. I'm sure she is very happy.

on Nov. 5 2009 at 4:10 pm
MyKaleidoscopeWorld GOLD, Haymarket, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
Life isn&#039;t about waiting for the storm to pass. It&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.<br /> Life is about giving it your all even when you have nothing.

I'm sorry about your teacher. I hope she's happy where she is. This is a nice poem.