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12.29.2024 6:49 AM

Teacher Teacher and 1 more by Lynn White

Teacher Teacher

We had a new teacher,
a student still in college.
He read us a long poem.
I listened carefully trying
to make sense of it.

I thought it was funny.
Was it meant to be funny?
or was it the laughter of derision
to what sounded like nonsense.
Laughter seemed allowed
and that was unusual.

School was not a place for fun
with it’s pointless rules,
swiftly forgotten facts,
and boredom.
Boredom
when thoughts would flood
beyond their control.

Maybe the poem was nonsense
but I loved the imagery
and the colours of the words.
I wondered if ‘pea green’ was
the colour of mushy peas
from the chip shop,
or was it those in pods
fresh from the garden.

I thought that
nothing was clear,
except our good fortune
as I watched the wall crumble
and was glad.

Fire

The fire has spread
from the mountain
to the shore,
from the cities
to the ruins of cities
burning
burning
burning
and it will catch you,
however far you run,
however fast you run
away

Death is running faster.
Soon only the dead
can stay.

Now even the sea is flaming
as oil burns in the water
burning
burning
burning
and however fast you sail,
however far you row
away

Death is moving faster.
Soon only the dead
will stay.

about the artist

Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud ‘War Poetry for Today’ competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. Find Lynn at: https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/

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