WHAT A NEW PINK PEARL ERASER ® MEANS TO ME

   


        I've sworn off holidays.
            The treat's the trick.
        Renewed resolve caves in
            with each excuse,
        From racing year to year,
            I'm dizzy, sick.
        Red hearts, green beer, brown eggs
            try to seduce me
                in their festive joy.
        They all induce my self contempt
            from "Ole Lang Syne" to "Yule" with rites
                of food and alcohol abuse
                    in every culture, nation.
        Call me "Fool"
        My favorite time of year
            is back to school.
        Unsharpened pencils, notebooks, pads,
            the smell of flannel, swish of cords,
                what's new, what's cool,
        I wander down the aisles
            as in a spell.
        I'm anxious,
            yet potential fills my heart
                for fresh adventures,
                    yet another start.

 

 

 

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[RSalassi]

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