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Poe's First Day of School
by Timothy R Yeager → (All Poetry by Timothy R Yeager)
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A spin off E.A.Poe's "The Raven"

Once upon a twilight breaking, while in wonder, still awaking;
In between the real and dreaming, laid there calm and cool.
Quickly, fell I, back to sleeping, once again my dreams were creeping,
With my eyes no longer peeping, I began to drool.
With my eyes no longer peeping, there I began to drool.
Running through the world I rule.

I was soon returned from dreaming, by the voice of mother screaming,
And with a mighty force, were the covers from me pulled.
I then commenced in crying, as if my soul were dying,
"I'm ill", said I, but lying; this my only tool.
To keep myself in bed, this was my only tool.
Oh, how I dreaded school.

But the act was not deceiving, she was not believing,
And angrily she spoke, "do you take me for a fool.
What I say I'm not repeatin' and my hand you will be meetin',
Boy you're bound to get a beatin', get up and dress for school."
I was bound to get a beating if I didn't go to school.
Mother won the duel.

So I woke up for the day, and soon was on my way,
To where they torture us and feed us gruel.
And the fears were never slowing, as the tears were overflowing.
God, why am I going to a place so mean and cruel?
God, why am I going to a place so mean and cruel?
A prisoner in school.


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 Reviews of "Poe's First Day of School"
Reviewed by Paul Judges
Reviewed on March 30, 2010
Excellent writing, Timothy

Reviewed on March 29, 2010
Tim,

Great write, with a touch of Poe, and a wry bit of humor.

Mary

Reviewed by John Bidwell
Reviewed on March 29, 2010
What an awesome write!
Take a bow.
This is a pure delight, stuffed with the magic Poe.

John


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