Lesliean Canterbury

Lesliean Canterbury

A Waterways Project Publication

Richard Spiegel Barbara Fisher codirectors Thomas Perry administrative assistant

Jane Califf Teacher

Frederick Douglass Literacy Center Lois Rekosh, Director

Janet Mann, Center Administrator

Stephen E. Phillips, Superintendent, Alternative High Schools & Programs

©I997 Ten Penny Players with funding support from

the NY State Council on the Arts

Ms. Califf

An outstanding teacher A dedicated teacher Very patient

Very courageous

Very respectful

Willing to listen

Funny

My teacher, Ms. Califf

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Hate, Anger

Anger is something I do not like

I hate her so badly

I can't stand it anymore She makes me feel sick I feel like killing her

I wish I could

I wish I could

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Sorrow

I am so sad, I cry My face is sour As a rotten lime

I am so sad when I cry

I look like the color of pink

I was sad when my great aunt died I broke up and started to cry

I am sad

I am sad I can't take it any more

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Thinking of You

I lie here now

I can't stop thinking of you In everything I do Everywhere I go

You're always in my heart Wondering where you are What you are doing

Who you are with

If you are alive

I can't really say for sure What I am thinking tonight

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Love

Love is rich, love is poor Love is like a ball of fire Deep daVID in your soul Love appears and disappears Love v;raps around you like

a bundle of air

Love takes control

The Phone Call

He calls me on the phone

We talk as I eat my ice cream cone I ask him questions from A to Z The answers I got were A.B.G

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Love

Love is sweet Love is pure Love is a thing

No doctor can cure

Hear Me

hear me now I say again Remember M, Remember E.

put them together

And always remember me

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My Father

I love my father wi th all my heart

He is very respectful My father, Neville

My Mother

Oh, Mom, I love you With all my heart You are patient

and understanding My mother, Beverly

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In Search of a- Song Volume 277

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