Nothing more mournful
than August ending.
My office finally clean,
the tallies of the past forgot.
Clean cups. Fresh pens.
The entire quad quiet now,
but I fear the burst coming.
Dorms just large
empty shells.
Disinfected, scrubbed.
Fresh paint, saw it myself.
Newness. The slate wiped.
But what if we could hold here.
Just August extended.
Delicious.
I love it! August extended...delicious. Yes.
ReplyDeleteBless you Richard! How I wish August were a month with 45 days.
ReplyDelete(Hey, kids who read this, "were" is being used in the subjunctive mood, try that on this fall, I practically guarantee you a letter grade increase if you can master that shizzit.)
It would be too good to be true!
ReplyDeleteY'all must live somewhere it isn't 115 degrees!
ReplyDelete@Ovreductd: point taken. I'd actually prefer a longer May, but only if I didn't have to teach summer school that month. I'd also be quite willing to teach all summer if I could have, say, September through December off. This option does, of course, assume working a/c (and, as mentioned in my first sentence, a salary which doesn't require me to teach during my "off" season, whenever it falls).
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