This Poem was Submitted By: David Michael Jensen On Date: 2001-02-15 00:05:18 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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There Were No Clubs Nor Swimming Pools

When I view the present systems whereby learning is instilled  In the rising generation till our whirling heads are filled  With a vast agglomeration of facts, vital to success; That most blissful state of being, to which all may have access, (Thus we are assured in detail by our loving Faculty, Those who have our welfare close at heart, as all the world can see,) It is then in mood of anger that I turn back o'er the years; Lo--while thinking of the schools of yore, my temper disappears. For those days of musty schooling had but seldom compensations; Not a club, nor yet a swimming pool, nor social congregations, At which boys could meet and contemplate the mysteries of science, Or the girls could group and chatter on a Koreo-Jap alliance, Or the male and female aspirants to sudden thespian fame Could attempt to render Shakespeare with a "Frederick-Warde-ish" flame, Or those endowed with vocal chords of some ability, Could unite en masse, and woo the muse with great agility. Then there were no clubs for literature, nor yet a tennis team. Philomathian was an unreached goal, and archery a dream. All the joys which fill our lives in this high school year abysmal, Existed not, just yesterday, and school was dull and dismal. Therefore, now when e'er I feel annoyed, and things dissatisfy, Then I turn my thoughts to schools of yore, my strength to fortify. Amused, I view the things they lacked, and all the things they hadn't, And grow convinced that modern schools are not quite so decadent.

Copyright © February 2001 David Michael Jensen

Additional Notes:
Nota Bene: Please understand that my use of "Koreo-Jap" was in NO way meant to be racially demeaning. I dislike being guilty of forcing rhyme or rhythm, but "Koreo-Jap" fits far far better than "Korean-Japanese". I'm deeply sorry if i managed to offend anyone.


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