Thomas L. Dynneson

VIII. Student Participation and Contribution


According to classroom tradition, students were to be seen but not heard, as they were expected to be submissive and cooperative by taking instruction and by accepting what was said or was asked of them. Modern education, beginning in the in twentieth century, changed this tradition by calling for  Read More 

Pomegranate Juice

Your libido is in decline, if
you're short of breath when you recline

Your thoughts of love have gone nowhere and
you look like hell in your underwear

Drink some Pomegranate to revive,
it will put some life into your sex drive

Once again you'll chase the gals, so
give it to  Read More 

The End of Cronus

According to legend we are told, there was an age as pure as gold

Life was peaceful with nary a care, harmony reigned everywhere

Happiness was imposed from up above, every relationship was based on neighborly love

Contentment was to be enjoyed, no laws were needed and none were employed

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The Land of Ice and Snow

In my mind’s –eye to my childhood I go, back to the land of ice and snow

A northwest wind began to blow to usher in a hint of snow

The grey clouds caused the light to fade, warning of things that would cover the glade

As  Read More 

The Blue-eyed Bay Mare

My gift from God was the blue-eyed mare; no other horse since her could compare

Texas bred by Aledo Bar, she was a mare that could go far

Bought in Colorado as an aged family horse, learned her gaits on the exercise course

Certified bred to a registered stallion, a 4 Read More 

Leave the Past Behind


Live in the present and you will find that you can leave the past behind

The present is a gift that demands our time; use it to search for the sublime

Life is what you must embrace; savor it well at a slower pace

Give thanks to those who stand  Read More