Measure of Mirth

Tue, 04/25/2017 - 16:28 -- 1SP

Close these weary of mine,
Play the Bad Boy's Having a Party,
I can indulge in delights so fine
Of Friday in Civics that are sweet.
 

Oh yeah!
 

Mrs. Chaney and that radio of hers,
Both tuned to the oldies Hot 105;
Luther starts to plays as it recurs,
And she smiles, she dances, sings live.
 

Well, all right now!
 

What joy to witness her really bask
Is such a relief from the workweek;
Her daily struggle execrated at last,
As she swings, dwelling in melody.
 

Oh yeah!
 

We would just sit, listen, and learn,
Finish the week test quickly to survey;
Our weekly burdens were burned,
Ash like hers burned away in a sway.
 

Well, all right!
 

I hed aced her class with all the lesson,
Yet words may never suffice gratitude;
That strong Black woman was a blessing,
First to see my strong sense of negritude.
 

Oh yeah!
 

Thank you, Mrs. Chaney

This poem is about: 
Me
My community
My country

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