calm in the midst of the storm

i mean it's not calm but the first five minutes

of chorus when everyone is cascading in

through the too-small doorway are my favorite & we,

always the first to sit down,

cluster & converse about

e v e r y t h i n g 

that's happened to us so far in the morning, complain

about how much week we have left to go, make guesses

as to what question our teacher will ask us today,

what's for lunch & who's

getting our music folders and despite

the obvious lack of quiet there's a peacefulness in it,

in the way we laugh & gasp & wave excitedly hello.

Posted in response to the challenge Pastoral.

OverTheRainbow

VT

12 years old

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