Bless you, I say
to the boy practicing
his Cordoba parts
sneezing in the midst of
guitar class
and goddess worship.
Chord progression fuses
veers off into
AC/DC and the Stones
“….painted black….”
Music beating down
the day’s static monotony
overflowing into the halls
invading art class
prodding tomorrow’s poetry gurus
to mourn after
Monet’s landscapes
or Dominguez’s history
And a little Deep Purple
then the 6 o’clock news
harks of the demise
of the National Endowment for the Arts
and the National Endowment for the Humanities
“All we are are dust….”
and I wonder
where do tiny blessings fly
when the world drifts dark?
Clever and sad but mainly a great bundle of blessing flying across the net. Thanks LT 🙂
Thank you, Phil. And I hope a bundle of blessings finds you 😀
Wonderful!
Thank you, Jennie. I guess I could be the public school poet 😀
Yes, you could!
I love public school. It takes a village, as they say 😀
wonderful
Thank you, Newwhitebear!
😀
Beautiful, Lana. I could imagine walking down the halls, peeking in classrooms and practice rooms and galleries. I hope this isn’t the next head on the chopping block.
Thank you, Diana. I sure hope they are not defunded also.
Why are the arts the first things to be cut from school curricula? Nothing rational about that!!
No it is a shame when that happens. I also think it will be shame for this new administration to cut the Arts and Humanities.
A timely and thought-provoking poem, Lana. Reminded me of a poster I saw earlier today at the library, touting arts and creativity as an anti-drug program. Sorry, got a photo of it but cannot figure out how to paste it here. 🙂
Sounds like a great poster, Joan. I think arts do a lot to shore up academic programs. I wish the powers that be would recognize that. Thank you 😀
Sounds good to me!
Like the way you smuggle in all those cultural references. Adds depth and breadth …
Thanks so much, Dave 😀
The arts are a gift to any school and a joy to the students and the audience. There are so many cutbacks in education at the moment in the UK so no doubt the funding for the arts which is low anyway will be hit hard. You really capture the essence of a school, the mixture of classes well, Lana.
Thank you, Annika. I enjoy my school days and sometimes like to reflect on the students and what their lives are like and what their lives might be like in the future.