Sunday, November 21, 2021

School Dream Well Into June

apple polishers ruled the land;

we were in a termless school

eating only mystery gruel

with homework assignments

by the square yard far so far from the golden rule

but life was still not all that cruel

if only we had known

resigned to fate and pigs in a blanket on the sectioned plate

on good days, pineapple upside down cake

and praying to God for last minute reprieves

when the bell rang in a pop quiz breeze

and freed us from the looming test

recalled us to our Sunday best.

mary angela douglas 22 november 2021;10 february 2022

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