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A Day at School, a poem by Liam Lipe-Smith, 8

Liam Lipe-Smith, 8
Rochester, NY

A Day at School

Liam Lipe-Smith, 8

School is out
All about this nation
But it’s not vacation
It’s home-learning education.

Home we are stuck,
With much work to do
From feeding the dog,
To scooping some poo.

Reading and writing,
Language and math,
It all must get done,
To Avoid Mommy’s wrath.

But you know what they say
About work without play
So we get fun in the sun,
When our work is all done.