GET ME THAT STORY BOOK
FROM YOUR DESK
DUSTY INDEED–
NOW BRING IT HERE–
SNEEZE IF YOU MUST.
OH, AND OPEN THE DOOR–
FRESH AIR–
SETTLES THE MIND–
NERVOUS, EDGY–
I KNOW THE TYPE.
LOOK IN MY MIRROR
SO, PAGE ONE–
ONCE UPON A TIME
THE VERY BEST OF TIMES.
A YOUNG OAF…
CRUEL WORD, THE TRUTH,
YET, APPRENTICE’S PAIN
LET’S AN OLD PEDANT
ENJOY THE QUIET DAYS
OF REFLECTIVE IDLENESS.
