BEN’S BACK a Poem by Austin Mitchell
That morning we ran to school We had to be early The morning was so cool We could see clearly
That Ben was back We were glad, we were sad To see Quaco get the sack We really felt bad Oh, how we loved when he was around When Quaco was around Our recesses were the longest ever Our lunchtimes were forever But now Ben was back And we had to be on time No more looking back No more endless lunchtime We were sad, we were glad We knew what we had We had to learn our lessons For all the right reasons
No more skylarking, Discipline was back No more late coming Quaco was gone, Ben was back Adapted from a collection of poems: Glengoffe Days
Austin's blog: stredwick.blogspot.com