What the Teachers Saw at Recess
From the book When the Teacher Isn't Looking
Mr. D. saw Esau seesaw.
That’s what Mr. D. said he saw.
Mrs. C. saw Mr. D. see
Esau seesaw. That’s what she saw.
We saw Esau see C. see D.
He saw C. saw D. saw Esau.
Mr. E. was out to sea, so
it’s a mystery what he saw.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: School Poems, Wordplay
Poetic Techniques: Narrative Poems, Rhyme Schemes, Tongue Twister, Wordplay
Word Count: 57
From the book When the Teacher Isn't Looking
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