School Desk

A lot can be seen from a child's school desk;
For here's where they'll strive and give forth their best.
All starting with minor small victories won;
And with reading and writing and math each one
Can personally with these new friends come to know
Excitement in learning and how thoughts flow.
Their listening to detail and what is said,
Some sharpened old pencils who oft' are fed
With words that are new and that long to fly,
Or crayons that are capable of entrapping the sky,
The musical instrument sticking out
Who when not often played will begin to pout,
The jump rope that's hung on the the left side hook,
Or science come 'live with the open book,
The desktop that's seen so much sweat, smiles, and tears
That's weatherd the passing of students' years,
It's not one of these that will make kids whole,
But it is the heart and the mind and soul.
It's each of the children in their own way
That need to be nurtured in learning and play.