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Children’s playground cries
tumble down the mottled hill
then silence returns
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by Scooj
Tag: School
School walk
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Children sit on walls
or wait on pavement corners
as they coalesce
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excited morning greetings
friendship groups saunter to school
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by Scooj
Dread
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Returning to school
such a miserable thing
even via Zoom
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by Scooj
Getting personal
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COVID creeps closer
school year eleven bubble
confined to barracks
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by Scooj
A memory
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Cold winter shower
after house football at school
sadistic teachers
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by Scooj
Day 1
With some excitement
teens get extended school break
then… dad I’m so bored
Aargh Scooj
School
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Up to school for an
information evening
slight feeling of dread
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by Scooj
School swimming lessons remembered
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That little schoolboy
petrified and insecure;
a bully teacher.
Butterflies in his tummy
and mental paralysis.
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by Scooj
Parent’s evening
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Anxious walk to school
hearing truths from the half-truths
peddled back at home.
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by Scooj
Redland Court succession
Once a fine manor
then a school for young ladies
soon to become flats.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 